In Focus: The World Thru My Fingers

by Rafat Ali
Trekking over snow mountains in Hornstrandir, Iceland's northernmost peninsula.

MONGOLIA, SCOTLAND, ICELAND, COMOROS – In a year-plus quest around the globe, Rafat Ali captures the world with a view that he always carries with him.

We're happy to present another photo essay from journalist and internet entrepreneur Rafat Ali. He spent more than a year globetrotting, searching for isolated places off the beaten path. This series highlights images taken through a particular frame of reference: his fingers.

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Rafat Ali

Rafat is an Indo-Brit-American and a New Yorker. Post-startupland, he travels to satisfy his global soul.

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