I was completing my daily Youtube search when I search photography debates, and came across a girl named Natasha Noorani. Within the first minute of her speech, I was stunned by her courage to speak up for the status of photography in her home country of Pakistan. Photography was mainly used as a way of taking pictures of personal moments, like weddings or birthdays, but Noorani saw photography in a totally different point of usage. She believes that photography can support change in Pakistan, and decrease the stereotypes they face daily from individuals around the world. So, in order to accomplish this risky, courageous task, Noorani created a website with a friend that she believes to show the true colors of her country. In the video, she admits that some images aren't the most joyful, but not everything in Pakistan is horrid. Her images travel in various ways from the depth of face expressions to colorful landscapes that we wouldn't think as an ordinary location in the Middle East. Natasha Noorani finished her lecture on these terms - " The only way you change how the world sees you is if you do it yourself." Cheers to Natasha Noorani for standing up against stereotypes!
Noorani, n. (2011, March 27). Tedxkinnaird - natasha noorani - your world through a new lens. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e213D_mbt98
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