Born in 1997, Anas Saleem is a writer and photographer who resides in Faisalabad, Pakistan. He is recognized as the founder of Everyday Pakistan, an award-winning visual storytelling platform that aims to break stereotypes and foster cultural understanding by highlighting the diversity and vibrancy of everyday life in Pakistan. As a member of the advisory board of The Everyday Projects, Anas has contributed to various initiatives aimed at promoting inclusivity and cross-cultural communication.He studied Photojournalism at Kent State University as part of Global Ugrad Pakistan Fellow and served as Cultural Ambassador of Pakistan in America.Anas' works have been published in several renowned publications such as Global Voices, Huffpost, Express News, Hindustan Times, Advox, Youth Ki Awaaz, and Dunya News. His contributions have also been featured in several prestigious media outlets including Quartz, Gulf News, DW, Indian Express, Dawn, DNA India, Asian Photography Magazine, Firstpost, Scroll, Dawn News (Urdu), Daily Jang, SUCH TV, TNIE, Pakistan Today, and The Wire.Anas Saleem is currently pursuing a degree in Mass Communication at GC University Faisalabad, where he continues to hone his craft as a storyteller and advocate for cultural exchange.

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Everyday Pakistan

Everyday Pakistan is helping its viewers form a balanced view about Pakistan and its people, as opposed to the echo chambers that the media has become, which is propagating biased perspective of the country. For decades, Pakistan has been visually documented through the eyes of foreign photographers. This has created a long legacy of stereotypical images. ‘Everyday Pakistan’ is providing a platform to the native photographers to tell their own stories. As a result, it has had a tremendous impact in bridging the gap between cultures, and creating a space for dialogue and understanding.

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My project Everyday Pakistan won the Social Media For Empowerment Awards 2019 on 2nd August, 2019 in Delhi, India under the Citizen Journalism and Media category for visually breaking stereotypes and bridging cultural gaps. The awards were co-organized by Digital Empowerment Foundation (India) & Facebook.

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