Nilofer Khan
Nilofer Khan is a Mumbai-based photographer and writer whose work delves into themes of religion, gender, feminism, and human connection. With a background in photojournalism, she began her career at Hindustan Times in 2017, capturing stories through a visual lens. In 2018, she transitioned to Better Photography magazine, where she expanded her creative voice as a writer, blending narrative and image-making. Following the magazine’s closure in 2022, she joined Mashable Middle East, where she currently serves as Associate Editor. Nilofer’s multifaceted practice combines visual storytelling and thoughtful journalism, using both mediums to reflect on contemporary culture and the nuances of identity and belonging.
About Work
Nilofer Khan’s photographic work explores introspection, imagination, and emotional landscapes through surreal visual narratives. In The Colour of Solitude, created during the pandemic, she reimagines Bombay not as a bustling city, but as a dreamscape stripped of its defining chaos. The series reflects her search for solitude, liberation, and stillness—feelings that remain just out of reach.
Her ongoing series, Where a Parallel World Resides, uses self-portraiture, patterns, and whimsical motifs to mirror internal states. Drawing from fairytale-like imagery, nature, and magical realism, Khan transforms everyday moments into poetic meditations.
Through carefully composed and occasionally embellished images, she reclaims abandoned spaces and objects, giving them new meaning and emotional resonance. Her work blends reality and imagination, evoking wonder, vulnerability, and quiet strength.
Chasing red, 2022
On the threshold of infinite realities, 2017-2021
Dreamscape, 2020
Nature’s threads, 2017-2022
Fragments, 2020
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nilofer.s.khann@gmail.com