Islam in Mexico

Ibrahim Ahmed, also known as 'Kashmirwala', uses his camera as a tool to initiate conversations with communities.

Inspired by the stories of his great grandfather Faisal Kashmirwala, a travel pioneer in the 1940s, Ibrahim seeks to connect people. Instead of creating work based on reflection of an experience, he orchestrates opportunities to have new adventures and throws himself into them, allowing the art to evolve as a direct consequence.

Starting out in the commercial world as a music video director, Ibrahim began creating aspirational images for independent artists. Due to the low-budget nature of the jobs, he relied heavily on the skills of his Director of Photography (DOP). However, he never really felt the moment was his own while someone else was holding the lens. This desire to become more involved with his subjects drove him towards documentary filmmaking.

Driven by the goal of amplifying the voices of the unheard,…