Covering stories primarily for The New York Times[1] and National Geographic,[2] she is known for her work on gender and social issues in Saudi Arabia and the region.

[4] She moved to Saudi Arabia at the age of 16,[4] earning her undergraduate degree in English literature and linguistics at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah.

[7] In 2020, she cofounded Ruwa Space, a platform to support visual creatives and offer education and consultation across the Middle East and North Africa.

[citation needed] In 2021, Alsultan coproduced and co hosted Repicture podcast[8] and photographed AlSunbula Company and MDLBeast Sound Storm in Riyadh.

She was an Instructor at the Lens for Equality Project funded/sponsored by Goethe Institute[14] & French Consulate in Riyadh, a presenter and mentor in Misk 2022,[15] and a creative Consultant at the Tanween Conference 2022 at Ithraa in Dhahran.

[citation needed] Selected as one of the 10 grantees of the Arab Documentary Photography Program,[20] funded by Magnum Foundation[21]/ Prince Clause/ AFAC grant in 2015, she began working on her project Saudi Tales of Love which was published in Time's Lightbox, and later exhibited in Paris Photo, PhotoKathmandu, and among the slideshow at Visa Pour L'Image, Perpignan in 2016.

[2] She has recently extended her social documentary photography to Kuwait, where she is currently working on a project that focuses on capturing the unique challenges facing LGBTQ individuals in the country.