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Sughra Raza

Sughra grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, along with siblings Abbas and Azra (above), and several others. She studied fine arts as an undergraduate, later shifting gears to become a doctor of medicine, specializing in diagnostic radiology. Sughra lives in Boston, Massachusetts, working and teaching at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She feels most excited in a world of images, invention, art and music; and despite Fenway Park floodlights lighting up the sky in her windows, she remains oblivious to the Red Sox battling the Yankees a stone’s throw away. Email: [email protected]

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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 8, 2025 4:00AMMonday, July 7, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Colorscape, Celestun, Mexico. March 2025. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 1, 2025 4:00AMMonday, June 30, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. The Visitor. Mexico, March 2025. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025 4:00AMMonday, June 23, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Light Tricks, Seattle, March, 2022. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 17, 2025 4:00AMMonday, June 16, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Nirmal Raja. Entangled / The Weight of Our Past, 2022. More here, here, and here. Thanks to Sahitya Raja for the introduction. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025 4:00AMMonday, June 9, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Scattered Color. Italy, 2012. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 3, 2025 4:00AMMonday, June 2, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Seeing is Believing. Vahrner See, Südtirol, October 2013. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 4:00AMMonday, May 26, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. Mine Dancers, Alexandra Township, South Africa, 1977. More here and here. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 4:00AMMonday, May 19, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Katie Newell. Second Story. 2011, Flint, Michigan. More here, and here. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 4:00AMMonday, May 12, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Elif Saydam. Free Market. 2020. 23 k gold, inkjet transfer and oil on canvas. More here, here, and here. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 4:00AMMonday, May 5, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Mulyana Effendi. Harmony Bright, in Jumping The Shadow, 2019. Yarn, dacron, cable wire, plastic net. More here and here. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 4:00AMTuesday, April 29, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. After The Rain. April, 2025. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025 4:00AMMonday, April 21, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Aerial composition, March, 2025. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025 4:00AMMonday, April 14, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Stephanie Morisette. Hybrid Drone/Bird, 2024. More here, here, and here. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025 4:00AMMonday, March 31, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Found “Imaginary Being” (after Jorge Luis Borges). March 2025. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025 4:00AMMonday, March 24, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Self portrait with Shutter and Tree, Merida, March 2025. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 18, 2025 4:00AMTuesday, March 18, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Reflection. Merida, Yucatan, March 14, 2025. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 4:00AMMonday, March 10, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Monica Rezman. After Dark. 2023. (“this is what it’s like to live in the tropics”) Canvas, acrylic, thread. With permission of the artist after a studio visit in Merida, Mexico (thank you Victoria Sharp!). More here and here. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025 4:00AMMonday, March 3, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Nandipha Mntambo. (Unknown title) 2008. Cowhide and resin. More here, here, and here. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025 4:00AMTuesday, February 25, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Crystals in Monochrome. Harlem, February, 2025. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Posted on Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025 4:00AMMonday, February 17, 2025 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Self Portrait At Home. December 2024. Digital photograph. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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