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Sanna Irshad Mattoo
ثنا ارشاد متو
Born
Sanna Irshad Mattoo

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Alma materCentral University of Kashmir
OccupationPhotojournalist
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

Sanna Irshad Mattoo (born 1993) is a Srinagar-based photojournalist from Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] She won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.[2][3]

Career

Sanna Irshad Mattoo was born in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. She studied Journalism from Kashmir Central University.[4] In 2021, she became a Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow.[5] She also works for Reuters.[6]

In 2022, Mattoo won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.[3] She shares the award with other Reuters photojournalists Adnan Abidi, Amit Dev and Danish Siddiqui.[7]

In July 2022, Mattoo was barred from travelling out of India. She was stopped by immigration authorities at the Delhi airport.[8]

References

  1. ^ Masood, Bashaarat (3 July 2022). "Pulitzer winner Kashmiri photojournalist stopped from flying out". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Pulitzer Prizes Winners - JOURNALISM". Pulitzer Prize. New York. 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo wins Pulitzer Prize". The Chenab Times. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ Network, KL News (10 May 2022). "Another Pulitzer, Kashmir Photo Journalist Sana Irshad Matoo Shares Pultizer with Three Others". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Kashmiri photojournalist among 11 Magnum Foundation fellows". The Kashmir Walla. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ Staff, Scroll (10 May 2022). "Danish Siddiqui, three other Reuters photographers win Pulitzers for images of India's Covid crisis". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Pulitzer Prize 2022: Award for Danish Siddiqui, 3 other Indian journalists". DNA India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo stopped from flying abroad". Livemint. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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