Saiyna Bashir
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Abdul Jabbar and his son Muhammad Hashim walk across flood water after their home was devastated in one of the worst-hit areas due to the recent monsoon floods in rural Sindh on September 16, 2020 in Mirpurkhas, Pakistan.
Saiyna Bashir is a Pakistani photojournalist currently based in Islamabad, with a focus on documenting issues of migration, gender, healthcare, and climate change. After graduating from the Columbia College, Chicago, with a Masters in journalism in 2015, Bashir worked as a staff photographer for Cap Times in Madison, Wisconsin. She has photographed acid attack survivors – women with backgrounds of domestic violence; as well as the heartbreak and joys of the transgender community in Pakistan. She regularly contributes to media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Telegraph among others. Her recent work was titled “Covid-19 in Pakistan beyond the headlines.” which was supported by the National Geographic Society. Bashir also works as a consultant photographer for UN agencies and other International NGO’s including Unicef, UNHCR and WHO. Saiyna is currently working on a climate change related project which is being supported by the National Geographic Society.
Categories judged by Saiyna: Spot News / Portraits / General News / Portrait Series / Cultural Practices / Photographer of the Year, Asia
Quick links to POY Asia 2024 Judges: Gülbin Özdamar Akarçay / Lam Chun Tung / Forough Alaei / Wan Chantavilasvong / Joshua Irwandi / Jessica Lim / Saiyna Bashir / Steven Lee / Yuki Tanaka / Shuchi Kapoor
A Pakistan military personnel inside a bunker at the Line of Control between India and Pakistan in Chakothi, Kashmir on September 6, 2019. Saiyna Bashir for The New York Times
"I am forever indebted to my subjects who have allowed me to enter their lives and share their stories without which I wouldn’t be where I am today in my career."
Saiyna Bashir
Mehboob Ali takes bath at the water filling point where he fills canisters with water and sell it to citizens in Jacobabad, which is one of the two hottest places on earth June 21, 2021 in Jacobabad, Pakistan. (Saiyna Bashir for Telegraph)
Female commandos of the rollerblading police force have a break during their training at Special Security Unit Sindh Police. Most of the female members belong to rural Sindh and have moved to Karachi to join the forces on merit in Karachi, Pakistan on April 5, 2021. (Saiyna Bashir for The New York Times)
