Nadirah Zakariya (b. 1984, Malaysia) discovered photography at the age of 17 in a small town in Japan and came of age in New York City. She draws inspiration for her works from her varied and multicultural upbringing. Nadirah is an internationally published photographer with works in numerous publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Bloomberg, NYLON, VICE, and Dazed and Confused. Her work has been exhibited in New York, London, Paris and Kuala Lumpur, among others.