Travis Beard

Travis Beard, an Australian musician, operated internationally as a photographer for twelve years, going to Afghanistan for the first time working in refugee camps in Nimroz in 2001. He returned in 2006 to serve as Chief Editor of Aina Photojournalism Agency.

He’s an Advisor for the Afghan women-focused M2M (Mountain to Mountain). In 2007, he moved into video journalism. Ultimately, he founded Argus Productions, which offers various media services, along with Battle Communications, an umbrella group for artistes in Afghanistan.

He was a core organizer of the Wallords Graffiti workshop in Kabul, co-founder of Skateistan, and co-founder of the Kabul Knights Motorcycle Club. He carries out as a guitar player for the first ex-pat rock band in Kabul: White City. Presently, while organizing this very first rock festival in Afghanistan,