User:Yawar nazir/sandbox

Yawar Nazir Kabli was born in conflict-ravaged Indian-administered Kashmir. He did his graduation in tourism and hospitality from Amar Singh College in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. A creative environment at home cultivated an artist in him. He inherited the love for photography from his father who worked as a chief photographer with the state Information Department. In his father’s words ‘Yawar used to fiddle with the photography equipment and as he grew up, photography books occupied more time and space in his life. Yawar started Cinematography when he was 18. He assisted an ace cameraman and would carry his tripod and sound equipment. Most of the directors and producers with whom he worked as a ‘camera boy’ appreciated his zeal and enthusiasm for the moving and still visuals. By 2005, the realization to be a photographer had cemented in him. He received training from his cousin Fayaz Kabli, a photojournalist used to work with Reuters. He began his career in 2005 by contributing to Reuters. After two years, he started freelancing for Gamma Presse and Polaris. In 2008, he got a chance to work with Scoopt — a photo website owned by Getty Images - which he eventually joined as a freelancer. In 2009, he worked with a local weekly Kashmir Life and a local daily Rising Kashmir. His pictures have been published in renowned newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Gulf Times, The Telegraph, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, Time and Life and many other publications globally. Currently, he freelance as a photojournalist particularly for the Getty Images.