Canadian-born photographer Farah Nosh graduated in 2002 from the Western Academy of Photography in Victoria, British Columbia, where she won awards for best photojournalist and best portfolio. She also holds a Bachelor of Geography from the University of British Columbia.

In September 2002, three months after completing her diploma in photojournalism, Farah moved to Iraq where she was based for 11 months. She has created a portfolio of work from Iraq that includes months under the former Iraqi regime until July 2004. Being one of the few western freelance photographers working in Baghdad under the regime of Saddam Hussein, Farah quickly had the opportunity to be published in several North American and British publications.

Farah has returned to Iraq repeatedly, covering both the Iraqi civilian side and embedding with American military forces. She remains committed to exposing the human face of the Iraq war. Farah returned to Iraq in February and March 2006, covertly moving around Baghdad to begin her work on brutally injured Iraqis and intimate daily life.

Farah has also worked in Israel, Palestine, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria and is based in New York. In 2005, she began a large-format photography project documenting the remaining fluent speakers of the threatened Haida language in northwestern Canada and southeast Alaska.

In 2004, Getty Images asked Farah to join its Editorial assignment division. Farah continues to do assignments for Getty Images today. In March 2005, Photo District News chose Farah as one of its 30 Emerging Photographers.

Some of Farah’s clients include Time, Life, Newsweek, The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler and The Walrus.