In the Company of Strangers: The Photographic Journey of Zahed Hassan

In the heart of a small coastal town called Kakinada, a boy grew up with books and a restless imagination. Zahed Hassan didn't know it then, but all those pages he turned—filled with stories, people, and places—were quietly shaping how he would one day see the world through a lens. He didn’t pick up a camera to chase perfection. He picked it up to understand people. It started near the sea, with fishermen silhouetted against a rising sun. The ocean was his first muse—fluid, honest, eve