Farah Mahbub was born in Karachi (Pakistan) in 1965. She says 'Being a female in a third world Muslim country was never really a disadvantage'. Technology took long to reach her. No branded pre-mixed photo chemicals where available so she bought the chemicals separately, and used formulas found in the books and magazines. Interest developed in the old Alternative photography processes. To Farah it is a silent pleasure for the eyes of the soul.