Hira Munir

Visual Storyteller

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Location: Pakistan

Nationality: Pakistani

Biography: Hira Munir Abro is a documentary photographer born in Sindh, Pakistan. Her work focuses on cultural identity, material histories, and the ever-changing social dynamics that affect the narrative of shared cultures and belief systems. Hira is... MORE

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Departure

Copyright Hira Munir 2024

Updated Aug 2023

Location Karachi

Topics Black and White, Culture, Culture stories, Documentary, Editorial, Essays, Historical, Iconic places, Journalism, Perspectives, Photography, Photojournalism, Travel, World

Departure is a photo series of moments- the life that took place in the folds of daily moments since 1898 at one of the oldest railway stations in the city. This station is where time stands still but also moves quickly. As if people are never arriving, instead always leaving for the next destination. It symbolizes life, where one is always transitioning and departing for the next phase. These images are the nuances, observations, and projections of the ordinary in a tiny space of time. With this continuous departure, I sit still- watching, learning, understanding, and transitioning.