
Faisal Bashir, an independent photojournalist based in Kashmir.
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Photography Is How I Speak For Justice
08-21-2025
The complex reality a photojournalist wants you to see in Kashmir.
AS A PHOTOJOURNALIST, I have witnessed firsthand how climate change is shaping life in Kashmir, from snowfalls and receding glaciers to scorching heat waves and erratic rainfall. I have seen rivers drying, houseboats sitting in the dried portion. [This June] when I reached the outskirts of the capital city, Srinagar, kids were playing, bathing, cooling themselves during an intense heat wave.