Danish Siddiqui
Danish Siddiqui is an Indian photojournalist based in Mumbai.[1] He received the Pulitzer Prize as part of the Photography staff of Reuters.
Danish Siddiqui | |
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| Alma mater | Jamia Millia Islamia |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Employer | Reuters |
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| Website | www.danishsiddiqui.net |
Education
Danish 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.[2][3]
Career
Siddiqui started his career as a news correspondent. He switched to photography and joined the international news agency Reuters as an intern in 2010. Siddiqui has since covered the Battle of Mosul (2016–17), the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, the refugee crisis arising from the Rohingya genocide and the 2020 Delhi Riots among other stories in South Asia, Middle East and Europe. 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.[4] A photograph he clicked during the 2020 Delhi Riots was featured as one of the defining photographs of 2020 by Reuters.[5] He currently heads the Reuters Pictures team in India.[6]
References
- ↑ Siddiqui, Danish. "Danish Siddiqui". Reuters - The Wider Image. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ Vaswani, Anjana (18 April 2018). "Mumbai lensman Danish Siddiqui's work part of Pulitzer-winning Rohingya series". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ "Jamia Millia's AJK-MCRC Alumnus Receives Pulitzer Prize For Photography". NDTV.com. 2018-04-19. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ "The 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography". The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch (help) - ↑ "Photo of Muslim Man Being Beaten in Delhi Riots is Reuters' India Pick in 'Pictures of Year' List". The Wire. 2020-11-25. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ↑ "Danish Siddiqui". TEDxGateway - India's Largest Ideas Platform (Mumbai, India). Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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