Arif Mahmood was born on 10 th November 1960. He has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Otterbein College, a liberal arts institution based in Westerville, Ohio USA. He started photography in 1985 on his return to Karachi Pakistan. Major Fields of interest being photojournalism, portraiture and fashion. From 1989 onwards he started doing a lot of editorial work for all major newspapers and magazines of Pakistan.
International publications include News week, Khaleej Times, Gulf news, Arabian Women and Private Magazine. Two of his photographs are in the permanent collection of the museum of Fine Arts Houston USA. He also has approximately 29 publications to his credit compromising of limited edition portfolios and books which include group publications as well. He has exhibited his work in over 50 group exhibitions on a National and International level and has had 17 solo exhibitions in the domestic gallery circles till date.