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{{short description|Indian Photojournalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sanna Irshad Mattoo
| image =
| caption =
| native_name = {{resize|{{nq|ثنا اِرشاد مَتوٗ}}}}
| native_name_lang = ks
| birth_name = Sanna Irshad Mattoo
| birth_place = [[Srinagar district|Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| alma_mater = [[Central University of Kashmir]]
| occupation = [[Photojournalist]]
| awards = [[Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography]]
| website = sannaim.com
}}

'''Sanna Irshad Mattoo''' ([[Kashmiri language|kashmiri]]: {{resize|{{nq|ثنا اِرشاد مَتوٗ}}}}, born 1993) is an Indian [[photojournalist]] based in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Masood|first=Bashaarat|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/srinagar/pulitzer-winner-kashmiri-photojournalist-stopped-from-flying-out-8005514/|title=Pulitzer winner Kashmiri photojournalist stopped from flying out|access-date=10 August 2022|date=3 July 2022|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref> She won the 2022 [[Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2022|title=2022 Pulitzer Prizes Winners - JOURNALISM|year=2022|website=[[Pulitzer Prize]]|location=[[New York City|New York]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="sanna-wins-pulitzer">{{Cite news|title=Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo wins Pulitzer Prize|url=https://thechenabtimes.com/2022/05/10/kashmiri-photojournalist-sanna-irshad-mattoo-wins-pulitzer-prize/|date=10 May 2022|publisher=[[The Chenab Times]]|access-date=5 August 2022|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805093248/https://thechenabtimes.com/2022/05/10/kashmiri-photojournalist-sanna-irshad-mattoo-wins-pulitzer-prize/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
Sanna Irshad Mattoo was born in the [[Srinagar district]] of the erstwhile [[Indian state]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] into a [[Kashmiri Muslim]] family. She studied [[Journalism]] at the [[Central University of Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirlife.net/another-pulitzer-kashmir-photo-journalist-sana-irshad-matoo-shares-pultizer-with-three-others-292047/|title=Another Pulitzer, Kashmir Photo Journalist Sana Irshad Matoo Shares Pultizer with Three Others|access-date=5 August 2022|last=Network|first=KL News|date=10 May 2022|website=Kashmir Life|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, she became a Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thekashmirwalla.com/kashmiri-photojournalist-among-eleven-2021-magnum-foundation-fellow/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007022626/https://thekashmirwalla.com/kashmiri-photojournalist-among-eleven-2021-magnum-foundation-fellow/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 October 2022|title=Kashmiri photojournalist among 11 Magnum Foundation fellows|access-date=5 August 2022|date=1 April 2021|website=The Kashmir Walla|language=en-US}}</ref> She works for [[Reuters]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/latest/1023584/four-reuters-photographers-win-pulitzer-for-images-of-indias-covid-crisis|title=Danish Siddiqui, three other Reuters photographers win Pulitzers for images of India's Covid crisis|date=10 May 2022 |access-date=5 August 2022|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, Mattoo won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.<ref name="sanna-wins-pulitzer"/> She shared the award with fellow Reuters photojournalists [[Adnan Abidi]], [[Amit Dave]], and [[Danish Siddiqui]].<ref>{{Cite web|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|date=10 May 2022|title=Pulitzer Prize 2022: Award for Danish Siddiqui, 3 other Indian journalists|access-date=5 August 2022|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> The citation for their prize indicated that it had been awarded for the work in documenting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=The 2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography: Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/adnan-abidi-sanna-irshad-mattoo-amit-dave-and-late-danish-siddiqui-reuters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020043020/https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/adnan-abidi-sanna-irshad-mattoo-amit-dave-and-late-danish-siddiqui-reuters |archive-date=20 October 2022 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=[[Pulitzer Prize]] |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2022, Mattoo was barred from travelling out of India. She was stopped by immigration authorities at the [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo stopped from flying abroad|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pulitzerwinning-kashmiri-photojournalist-sanna-irshad-mattoo-stopped-from-flying-abroad-11656813307499.html|date=3 July 2022|publisher=[[Livemint]]|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref>

On 18 October 2022, Mattoo was again stopped from traveling to the US by immigration authorities at Delhi Airport. This time she was on her way to New York to receive the [[Pulitzer Prize]]. The Indian authorities did not provide any reason for the ban.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-63226116|title=Sanna Irshad Mattoo: Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri journalist stopped from leaving India|date=19 October 2022|publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref>

On 21 October 2022, the United States (US) has stated its commitment to press freedom by closely monitoring the case of Pulitzer Prize winner Sanna Irshad Mattoo. On [[Capitol Hill]] in [[Washington, DC]], the case made an impression as well. The chairman of the [[United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence|House Intelligence Committee]], [[US Congressman]] [[Adam Schiff]], expressed his "disturbing" reaction to learning that Mattoo was unable to fly to accept the Pulitzer Prize and that "efforts to harass and silence the media" must stop.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jha|first=Prashant|title=Closely tracking Pulitzer Prize winner Sanna Irshad Mattoo's case: United States|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/closely-tracking-pulitzer-prize-winner-sanna-irshad-mattoo-s-case-united-states-101666240848769.html|date=21 October 2022|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=24 November 2022}}</ref>

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