Last updated: 10 November 2026
Biography
Nida Mehboob is a photographer and filmmaker based in Lahore, Pakistan. She trained as a pharmacist but left the field to take up photography. She received her diploma in photography from Pathshala South Asian Media Institute in 2019, and completed her master's in documentary filmmaking at Aalto University, Helsinki, in 2024. Her documentary projects and short films explore themes of social injustice in Pakistan, including religious persecution and gender discrimination.
Education
- Diploma in Photography, Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, 2019
- Master's in Documentary Filmmaking, Aalto University, Helsinki, 2024
Life Events
- 2019 – Received the Magnum Foundation Social Justice Photography grant and fellowship.
- 2020 – Selected for Berlinale Talents.
- 2024 – Completed her master's in documentary filmmaking at Aalto University, Helsinki.
Work Experience
Mehboob's work has earned her places at international workshops and fellowships, including the Pakistan Photo Festival Fellowship (2017), the Angkor Photo Festival Workshop (2017), Film Talents - Voices from Pakistan and Afghanistan (2018), the Magnum Foundation Social Justice Photography grant and fellowship (2019), Berlinale Talents (2020), the Ethnocine Feminist Residency in Haverford, Pennsylvania (2020), and an Akademie der Kunste residency in Berlin (2021). Her work has been shown in group exhibitions including the Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award Winners exhibition (2019), Inland Stories at Drik Gallery, Bangladesh (2018), Growing Like a Tree at Ishara Art Foundation (2021), Off Limits at Chobi Mela (2021), What Matters at Akademie der Kunste, Berlin (2022), How Will You Ascertain Time? at Savvy Contemporary (2022), and Notes on Omission (2024).
Achievements
- Honourable Mention, Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award (2018 and 2019). Magnum Foundation Social Justice Photography grant and fellowship (2019). Selected for Berlinale Talents (2020). Akademie der Kunste residency, Berlin (2021)
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