Documenting women-led climate action through photography
Visual Resilience showcases the work of women photographers in Iraq who are capturing the realities of climate change, environmental challenges and community resilience. Through powerful imagery and storytelling, this digital exhibition amplifies voices left out of the climate conversation, inspiring dialogue, awareness and action for a more sustainable future.
Meet Our Photographers
SABA KAREEM
Saba Kareem is an Iraqi documentary photographer based in Baghdad/Iraq. Working as a photojournalist and visual storyteller, she began working with Reuters in 2019 and she is considered the first Iraqi female photojournalist to start working for an international agency after 2003.
Kareem works with various international organizations and magazines such as Care Deutschland (Germany), UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and Global Bar Magazine (Sweden). Her work has been exhibited in various international exhibitions such as Germany, France, Sweden and local exhibitions inside Iraq.
KALI MAMAND
Kali Hussain Mamand is a professional photographer, born on November 10, 1988, and resides in Choman town in the Erbil governorate. She graduated from the College of Science Education, Department of Computer Science at Salahaddin University. Currently, she works as an educational trainer in the Choman Education District. She is also an environmental activist and engages in professional photography, aiming to convey the message of the environmental impact on women's lives and freedoms through her work. She has participated in several exhibitions and is making efforts to archive her photos to preserve them as a part of future history.
FORQAN SALAM
Forqan Salam is an Iraqi photographer based in Dhi Qar Governorate, southern Iraq. She begins her photography journey in 2019, with a focus on street life and documenting daily experiences in southern Iraq.
Since 2024, she has worked with Reuters and different collaborators from various international organisations.
Her work primarily focuses on women’s and children’s rights, as well as climate change issues.
RAGHAD KASIM
Raghad Kasim a documentary photographer based in Baghdad, Iraq. Her work focuses on personal stories, women, and identity, drawing from her diverse background in filmmaking and storytelling. Her portfolio includes the short documentary film "Once More" (2022) and the sound documentary "Forging Falafel" (2023), produced in Paris. She is currently writing and directing her feature documentary “Layla”.
