Salimah Ali (born 1954) is an American contemporary photographer working in portraiture, documentary photography, and photo journalism.

[4] Her interest in art was shaped from a young age by her father, an oil painter, who bought Ali her first camera.

[5] After beginning her photography career by shooting photos of babies and newlyweds, Ali got her first break while studying at LaGuardia Community College.

The promoter told her yes, and that opened the door for Ali to continue photographing other musicians,[5] including Stevie Wonder; Patti LaBelle; Earth, Wind, and Fire; Bob Marley; and others.

[12] In 2020, Ali showed in "Visions 1020," a photography exhibition at Wilmer Jennings Kenkeleba Gallery in the East Village, Manhattan.