Amit Dave
Amit Dave | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Employer | Reuters |
| Known for | 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography |
| Website | www |
Amit Dave is a photographer based in Gujarat, India. He has been a part of Reuters' Pulitzer Prize-winning photography team that covered COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Biography
Amit Dave is born in Ahmedabad in Gujarat.[1]
Career
Amit Dave is a senior photojournalist for Reuters, based in Ahmedabad in India.[2] Before working with Indian Express, he worked as a photographer in state's magazine and a local newspaper in Gujarat.[3] He joined Reuters in 2002.[2] Other than covering COVID-19 pandemic in India for which he won Pulitzer, Amit also covered 2001 Gujarat earthquake, 2002 Gujarat riots and 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in South India.[2][4]
Awards
Amit Dave won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2022[5] and shares the award with Reuters photojournalists Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, and Danish Siddiqui.[6][7]
References
- ^ Dave, Amit. "Amit Dave". The Wider Image.
- ^ a b c "Ahmedabad Based Photojournalist Amit Dave Wins Pulitzer Prize". Vibes Of India. 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Reuters photojournalist Amit Dave awarded Pulitzer Prize for his poignant image during Covid-19". theblunttimes.in. 10 May 2022.
- ^ "'When I went out to shoot, I could see people were panicking'". The Indian Express. 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Kashmiri woman photojournalist Sana Irshad Mattoo wins Pultizer - The Kashmir Monitor". 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize 2022: Award for Danish Siddiqui, 3 other Indian journalists". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Reuters wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of COVID in India | Reuters.com". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-05-10.