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{{Short description|Pulitzer Prize winning Indian photojournalist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amit Dave
| image =
| caption =
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]]
| occupation = Photographer
| employer = [[Reuters]]
| known_for = 2022 [[Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography]]
| website = https://widerimage.reuters.com/photographer/amit-dave
}}

'''Amit Dave''' is a photographer based in [[Gujarat]], India. He has been a part of ''[[Reuters]]''<nowiki/>' Pulitzer Prize-winning photography team that covered [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].

==Biography==
Amit Dave was born in [[Ahmedabad]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dave |first1=Amit |title=Amit Dave |url=https://widerimage.reuters.com/photographer/amit-dave |website=The Wider Image |language=en}}</ref>
He is a photojournalist working for Reuters.

==Career==
Amit Dave is a senior photojournalist for Reuters, based in [[Ahmedabad]] in India.<ref name="Vibes Of India">{{cite news |title=Ahmedabad Based Photojournalist Amit Dave Wins Pulitzer Prize |url=https://www.vibesofindia.com/ahmedabad-based-photojournalist-amit-dave-wins-pulitzer-prize/ |work=Vibes Of India |date=10 May 2022 |language=en-AU}}</ref> Before working with [[Indian Express]], he worked as a photographer in state's magazine and a local newspaper in Gujarat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reuters photojournalist Amit Dave awarded Pulitzer Prize for his poignant image during Covid-19 |url=https://theblunttimes.in/national/Reuters-photojournalist-Amit-Dave-awarded-Pulitzer-Prize-fo/cid7367426.htm |work=theblunttimes.in |date=10 May 2022 |language=en-IN |access-date=13 May 2022 |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122130525/https://theblunttimes.in/national/Reuters-photojournalist-Amit-Dave-awarded-Pulitzer-Prize-fo/cid7367426.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He joined Reuters in 2002.<ref name="Vibes Of India"/> Apart from his work covering [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] for which he won the [[Pulitzer Prize|Pulitzer]], Amit also known for capturing events such as the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]], [[2002 Gujarat riots]] and [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]] in [[South India]].<ref name="Vibes Of India"/><ref>{{cite news |title='When I went out to shoot, I could see people were panicking' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/when-i-went-out-to-shoot-i-could-see-people-were-panicking-7910525/ |work=The Indian Express |date=11 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
Amit Dave won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for feature photography in 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-10 |title=Kashmiri woman photojournalist Sana Irshad Mattoo wins Pultizer - The Kashmir Monitor |url=https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/kashmiri-woman-photojournalist-sana-irshad-mattoo-wins-pultizer/ |access-date=2022-05-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> and shares the award with Reuters photojournalists [[Adnan Abidi]], [[Sanna Irshad Mattoo]], and [[Danish Siddiqui]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pulitzer Prize 2022: Award for Danish Siddiqui, 3 other Indian journalists |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-pulitzer-for-danish-siddiqui-3-other-indian-journalists-adnan-abidi-sanna-irshad-mattoo-amit-dave-covid-deaths-2951883 |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Reuters wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of COVID in India {{!}} Reuters.com |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/reuters-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-coverage-idUSRTS7PTE9 |access-date=2022-05-10}}</ref>
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