@thebeardedbackpacker: Getting my portrait taken with a traditional Afghan box camera in Kabul, Afghanistan 🇦🇫📸 I visited Haji Mirzaman, described in past reporting as Kabul’s last professional box-camera photographer, to experience a fading tradition of Afghan street photography. Known as the kamra-e-faoree, or “instant camera,” this handmade wooden box traditionally works as both a camera and a darkroom. For generations, photographers used it to create black-and-white portraits, often for identity documents. 📍 Visiting Kabul? Start at Ettehad Photo Studio to arrange a portrait session with Haji. Would you get your photograph taken this way? Comment below and follow The Bearded Backpacker for more Afghanistan travel stories, local encounters, and cultural experiences. #Afghanistan #Kabul #AfghanistanTravel #TravelPhotography #travelvlog

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Friday 18 September 2026 09:17:45 GMT