"My interest in photography had its beginnings during my school days," he says. "I was known as an artist back then, due to all my sketching and drawing and had on many occasions represented my school. But a specific photographic interest came from the magazines that were available in the school library, and later exhibitions I viewed in art galleries."
Asif settled on portraiture as his favourite photographic discipline, "and it is due to portraiture primarily that I made my mark on the international scene," he adds.
"I dabble in all kinds of subjects including nature and wildlife photography, and am particularly enamoured by landscapes at the moment."
Though landscape and nature remain his favoured subjects, he says that moving to Dubai gave him an increasing appreciation of the emirate's impressive architectural structures - and its status as a nascent city means that there is always something changing that he can document.
But Dubai gave Asif more than new subjects to shoot - it provided him with an outlet to teach and connect with the young photographers in the city.
Seeing the enthusiasm of the young creative around him, he began to gather a small group for field trips, teaching them about composition, depth of field, and the patience it takes to achieve the perfect shot - whether it be of a spiny-tailed lizard in the desert, or a curving tower in Abu Dhabi.
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