Sian Fay Kerr, Ismat Awan - Third Culture Kid (PEOPLE & PORTRAIT 2026)

An exploration of worlds between photographer Sian Fay and culinary creative Ismat Awan, capturing a portrait that holds space for the complex tapestry of Ismat's identity as a Third Culture Kid. With Pakistani heritage, born in Australia and raised in Timor-Leste, Ismat has felt at home everywhere and nowhere at once. So home became something to create — through objects, art and rituals that shift with them, wherever family is. What lives inside this image is not just a person, but the understanding that home is with the people you love.

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