Farah Janjua is based in Keller, Texas and has been pursuing photography since 1992. The reality of nature’s landscapes, the varied emotions on the countenance of people and the intricate social and humanitarian issues in their lives are things that inspire Farah towards this art. For Farah, photography is a means to explore the infinite possibilities in art to work for the betterment of humanity and it is a bridge to connect the diverse mindsets and break the barriers of a world divided by boundaries. Through her extensive traveling, Farah has been able to capture various enlightening images. She has daringly entered the remotest areas of Pakistan, stepped into Afghan and Kashmiri refugee camps and has rendered her services to many humanitarian organizations. She has to her credit publications in well-known international magazines and has had eight solo exhibitions in the United States.
Farah recently published a photography book “Jerusalem-Three Souls in One City” promoting interfaith harmony. The book is a pictorial testimony of how humanizing each other is the first step towards achieving peaceful co-existence. Farah has has given talks at religious institutions and also spoken to the Conflict Resolution Department classes at SMU, Dallas.
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