Ali Khara is an Iranian photographer. Khara began his career covering Syria, documenting the war from 2012 to 2019. He has completed assignments also in Iran, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq. His work seeks to portray the realities of war in the Middle East and its profound effects on people.
He was Reuters photographer in their Kabul bureau after fall of Kabul from 2021 to 2024. His photographs have been featured in the New Tork Times, TIME, Le Monde, The New Yorker, the Washington Post, Paris Match, ArteTv, AP, Getty Images, de Volkskrant, Guardian, Sunday Times, The Times, and Wall Street Journal.