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Danish Siddiqui
दानिश सिद्दीकी
Siddiqui in 2018
Born19 May 1980
Died15 July 2021(2021-07-15) (aged 41)[1]
Spin Buldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
Alma materJamia Millia Islamia
OccupationJournalist
EmployerReuters
Parent
  • Akhtar Siddiqui (father)
Websitewww.danishsiddiqui.net

Danish Siddiqui (19 May 1980 – 16 July 2021) was an Indian photo-journalist based in Mumbai.[1][2][3] He received the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 as part of the photography staff of Reuters. In 2021, he was murdered by Taliban militants[4] while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban forces near a border crossing with Pakistan.

Education

Siddiqui did his schooling at Fr. Agnel School in South New Delhi. He graduated with a degree in Economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. He went on to pursue a degree in Mass Communication from the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia in 2007.[5][6]

Career

Siddiqui started his career as a television news correspondent. He switched to photojournalism and joined the international news agency Reuters as an intern in 2010. Siddiqui had since covered the Battle of Mosul (2016–17), the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, the refugee crisis arising from the Rohingya genocide, the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, the 2020 Delhi Riots and the COVID-19 pandemic among other stories in South Asia, Middle East and Europe.[7] In 2018, he became the first Indian alongside colleague Adnan Abidi to win the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography as part of the Photography staff of Reuters for documenting the Rohingya Refugee Crisis.[8] A photograph he captured during the 2020 Delhi Riots was featured as one of the defining photographs of 2020 by Reuters.[9] Another photograph depicting a right wing activist firing a pistol at protesters while the police look on became evidence of "the emboldening of Hindu nationalists" in the wake of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.[10] He used to head the Reuters Pictures team in India.[11]

In recent months, Siddiqui chronicled a growing COVID-19 wave that swept through India, killing thousands. The assignment was not without controversy, as some in India expressed outrage over photos showing mass cremations of those who died from the disease.[12]

Death

Siddiqui was killed alongside a senior Afghan officer while covering fighting between Afghan troops and Taliban militants in Spin Buldak, Kandahar, on 16 July 2021.[13][10] An Afghan official stated that he was killed in a Taliban crossfire.[14]

The US's Biden govt condemned the killing terming it A tremendous loss.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pulitzer-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Taliban attack". The News Minute. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Danish Siddiqui". Reuters - The Wider Image. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui captured the people behind the story". Reuters. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Danish Siddiqui: Indian photojournalist killed in Afghanistan". BBC News. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ Vaswani, Anjana (18 April 2018). "Mumbai lensman Danish Siddiqui's work part of Pulitzer-winning Rohingya series". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Jamia Millia's AJK-MCRC Alumnus Receives Pulitzer Prize For Photography". NDTV.com. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Reuters journalist killed covering clash between Afghan forces, Taliban". Reuters. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021.
  8. ^ "The 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography". The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Photo of Muslim Man Being Beaten in Delhi Riots is Reuters' India Pick in 'Pictures of Year' List". The Wire. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  10. ^ a b Goldbaum, Christina; Abed, Fahim (16 July 2021). "Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Photojournalist, Is Killed in Afghanistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Danish Siddiqui". TEDxGateway - India's Largest Ideas Platform (Mumbai, India). Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Is Killed In Afghanistan". NPR.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  13. ^ Sarkar, Soumashree (15 July 2021). "Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar province". The Wire. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Reuters journalist killed covering clash between Afghan forces, Taliban". Reuters. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  15. ^ "'A tremendous loss': Biden govt mourns Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's death in Afghanistan". Free Press Journal.
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