Karim Mostafa is a Swedish photographer working mainly in journalism and documentary photography. In 2011–2012, he documented the revolution in Egypt. A year later, he worked in Libya, photographing everyday life in the aftermath of the uprising against Gaddafi. Since then, he has worked across the Middle East, Asia and Central America.
His work has included stories about marginalized communities in Bangladesh, migrants deported to Honduras and Guatemala, and Syrian refugee communities in Lebanon and Algeria. He has also photographed the first female pastor in the Middle East, families growing hashish in Lebanon, and everyday life in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
His photographs have been published in Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, VICE, India’s The Caravan, Norway’s Aftenposten, and Swedish publications including Svenska Dagbladet, Sydsvenskan, Fokus, Hemslöjd, OmVärlden and Vi Läser.
2014 — a year of stories
A year of reporting with journalist Jenny Gustafsson.
English Svenska