These photographs were taken in early 2025, just months before the most recent conflict in Kashmir. Far from the headlines and political abstractions, they document the ordinary rhythm of daily life: the dark alleys of downtown Srinagar, street vendors, quiet mosques, haunting rural scenery, bakeries in small villages.

Much referenced but rarely understood, Kashmir remains one of the most heavily contested and under-imagined places on Earth. This series aims to lift the veil - not with grand declarations, but with stillness, detail and the strange beauty of daily life in this harsh place.

In the context of renewed conflict, these images serve as a record of what was quietly there before the world began to look again.