Pakistan and Kashmir 2022.
On December 15th 2022, Haseebah visited Pakistan and Azad Kashmir with her mother and paternal grandfather for the first time. Below are some of the memories that she captured through photo and video. Despite not labelling herself as a photographer, Haseebah has always enjoyed capturing images and telling stories. This particular story is a love letter to her grandparents and mother.
iPhone Pictures.
The first set of images starts in the bustling city of Lahore in Pakistan, before moving into the more peaceful slow living of Haseebah’s ancestral village of Tangdew in Azad Kashmir.
Film.
Below is a short video capturing the journey from the UK to Pakistan and Azad Kashmir and the nuance between city and village life accompanied with English subtitles.
35 mm.
The final part to this segment is a selection of images captured on 35mm film. Although a novice with this particular medium, the process allowed Haseebah to slow down with image making and be intentional with each shot.
Wagah border, Lahore.
A cat sitting in a graveyard in Mirpur.
Bava with our tuktuk driver.
Village gathering in Tangdew, Mirpur.
Outside Badshahi masjid, Lahore.
Chacha Nasar (great uncle) with the family orange tree.
Bava is performing wudhu (ablution) whilst my nani is doing the laundry.
Nani purchasing some vegetables in Chakswari.
Girls gathering in Faisal masjid, Islamabad.
Inside Badshahi masjid, Lahore.
Mum lying down in the courtyard of my grandparents house.
Inside Khari Sharif darbaar.
Aunty Ruksana’s goats grazing.