Photography
Selected photography of manuscripts, historical collections, archaeological sites, inscriptions, architecture and objects, together with notable published uses of my photographs.
Selected Photography
Photography has formed an important part of my engagement with manuscripts, historical collections and places. Many photographs were made during research, documentation or travel and record manuscripts, inscriptions, architecture, archaeological remains, objects and collections. Images are accompanied, wherever possible, by descriptive and historical information so that they remain connected to their documentary context.
The existing site gallery and photographs should remain available; this page provides the academic/documentary framework for presenting them.
Published & Featured Photography
A curated selection of significant uses in books, academic publications, magazines and historical media.
Magazine
Smithsonian Magazine — Harappa
Sarah Kuta, “Why Did This Advanced Ancient Civilization Collapse? New Research Suggests Climate Change Played a Role,” Smithsonian Magazine, 5 December 2025.
Harappa photograph credited to “Smn121 via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0.”
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Archaeology Magazine — Pakistan / Indus Valley
Samir S. Patel, “Around the World: Pakistan,” Archaeology, September/October 2015.
Photograph credited to Wikimedia Commons / Smn121.
View publication →Books
2024
Chequered Past, Uncertain Future: The History of Pakistan
Tahir Kamran. London: Reaktion Books, 2024.
A photograph is reproduced on p. 21; acknowledgements credit “Wikimedia Commons: p. 21 (photo Smn121, CC BY-SA 3.0).”
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Religions
Federico Divino — Religions 14 (2023)
“Reaching the End of the World: An Anthropological Reading of Early Buddhist Medicine and Ascetic Practices.” Religions 14, no. 2 (2023): 249.
Figure 4 reproduces the Fasting Buddha, Lahore Museum photograph and credits Syed Muhammad Naqvi / Wikimedia Commons.
View article →and the Lotus
George R. Elder — The Self and the Lotus
The Self and the Lotus: A Jungian View of Indian Buddhism, Volume I. BookLocker, 2023.
Figure 6.2, “The Great Fast,” reproduces the Fasting Buddha photograph and credits Syed Muhammad Naqvi.
View book preview →Hit
History Hit — Nagarparkar Jain Temples
“Nagarparkar Jain Temples,” History Hit, 2 September 2021.
Image credited “CC / Smn121.”
View feature →Wikimedia Commons
A wider selection of my documentary and heritage photography is available through Wikimedia Commons, including historical sites, monuments, museums, objects and collections.
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