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Nadirah Zakariya (b. 1984, Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian photographer who explores the intricate relationship between identity and emotion through her artworks. Her work serves as a personal investigation, capturing the nuances of human experience and the layers of connection that define us. She received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and is currently based in Kuala Lumpur.

Nadirah's work has been showcased in various notable exhibitions. In 2011, she held her first solo exhibition, Daughters Ago at the Lomography Gallery in New York City. This was followed by another solo show, GIRLHOOD, at the Leica Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, in 2016. In 2018, her series Fuji-san Love Letters was exhibited at ILHAM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur. Most recently, Nadirah presented her largest solo exhibition to date, Feeling Feelings Makes Me, Me, featuring nearly 40 photographic works, at temu house, Kuala Lumpur, in 2023.

As an internationally published photographer, Nadirah's work has appeared in publications including The New York Times Magazine, VICE, Dazed and Confused, Refinery29, and Vogue Italia. In 2022, her artwork was included in Thames and Hudson's Flora Photographica: The Flower in Contemporary Photography, edited by William A. Ewing and Danaé Panchaud.

Nadirah is also the co-founder of Layar Lucida, a women-led creative studio based in Kuala Lumpur, and co-founder of the Exposure+ Photo Festival in Kuala Lumpur.