Safa Basharat Malik ‘Saf’ is a British-Pakistani social documentary and portrait photographer based in Birmingham, England.

Her photographic practice explores themes of fashion and cultural identity, community narratives, and social memory through portraiture and documentary, remaining grounded in authenticity, empathy, and a commitment to amplifying underrepresented voices through visual storytelling.

In 2024, Safa graduated from Birmingham City University—ranked No.1 by The Guardian in 2023 and 2024—with a BA (Hons) in Visual Communication (Photography) where she won the award for Most Improved Student. She also holds a Foundation degree in Art & Design from South & City Bournville College in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton.

Safa was selected as 1 of 100 winners for the Portrait of Britain award by the British Journal of Photography in January 2025 for her portrait of Leanne Mohamad.

Her photographic project 'Draped In Resistance' has won and been shortlisted for multiple awards and exhibitions including Portrait of Britain and The International Photography Exhibition by The Royal Photographic Society (RPS). Nominated as 1 of 10 finalists for the Association of Photographers (AOP) Emerging Talent award, she was announced as joint-Silver award winner in October 2025.

Safa was also recently 1 of 9 creatives selected for the 2026 Fashion Accelerator Programme by Graduate Fashion Foundation in partnership with PVH Foundation and Dazed Magazine.