by Danish Siddiqui (Photographer), Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams (Editor), Alessandra Galloni (Text by (Art/Photo Books))
An homage to photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Danish Siddiqui who was killed on assignment in Afghanistan
On July 16th, 2021, photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed while on assignment in Afghanistan working for Reuters News and Media. He was embedded with the Afghan special forces when they came under attack by the Taliban.
Siddiqui (b. 1983 in New Delhi) joined Reuters in 2010 and covered key events across the Middle East and Asia, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the Hong Kong protests. He also photographed the lives of ordinary people, for instance young actors dreaming of Bollywood stardom. In 2018, Danish received the Pulitzer as part of the Reuters team documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis.
His untimely death serves as a reminder of the courage that journalists exhibit around the world. Siddiqui's photography lay bare the truth of what is happening in the world making it difficult for us all to dismiss or ignore.
Author Biography
Danish Siddiqui (1983 - 2021) was an Indian photojournalist based in Delhi, who used to lead the national Reuters multimedia team. In 2013, Siddiqui had secured the third position
in the Arts and Culture Category at the Sony World Photography Awards 2013.
He was also a winner in the Hong Kong 25th Human Rights Press Awards
2021. His work on COVID-19 crisis, titled "Documenting India's Greatest
Healthcare Crisis", was also exhibited in the prestigious Visa pour
l'Image photojournalism festival held in August 2021.He received
the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Feature
Photography, as part of the Reuters team, for documenting the 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis. In 2021, Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash
between Afghan security forces and Taliban forces near a border crossing with Pakistan.
Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 1.1 x 9.7 x 12 IN
Publication Date: January 03, 2023
