Altaf Qadri is a

Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, the language of the Kashmiris ethnic group People with the nam ...

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presently working with the

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Life and work

Qadri was born in

Srinagar Srinagar (; ) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary ...

, the summer capital of Indian-administered

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. He had his first freelance assignment in 2001, and was then a staff photographer for a local newspaper. In 2003, he joined the

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, for which he provided extensive coverage of the

Kashmir conflict The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict over the Kashmir region, primarily between India and Pakistan, and also between China and India in the northeastern portion of the region. The conflict started after the partition of India in 1 ...

before joining the

in 2008.

Awards

*Second prize in the International News Pictures Story Category in the 'Best of Photojournalism 2005" by

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(NPPA) *His picture of Kashmir village children playing cricket won the First prize in Sports Action and Feature category in the India Press Photo 2006 competition by ''

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'' Ramnath Goenka Foundation. *2007: Special Jury Prize (with seven others), Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards, for a picture story about the conflict in Kashmir, ''Kashmir: Paradise in Pain''. *First Prize in "One Weeks Work" category by Pictures of the Year International (POYi) 2007 *Winner of the All Roads Photography Program of the

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for 2007 *Awarded the Paola Biocca International Reportage Award 2008 by the International Journalism Festival, Italy * Winner of first place in General News Story category in India Press Photo Contest 2008 by ''The Indian Express'' Ramnath Goenka Foundation * Best Published Picture Story category in 2008, by the National Press Photographers Association * Third place in the feature photography by National Headliner Awards, 2010 * First place in Portrait/Personality category, 2014 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest * Finalist in the World Understanding Award category by Pictures of Year (POYi), 2011 * Award of Excellence in General News category by the Pictures of Year (POYi), 2011 * Second place in General News category by Media Federation of India, 2011 * First place in People in the News category, 2011

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competition, 2012 * Third place in General News category, 2012 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest

References

External links

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In Search of Objectivity in Photojournalism: A Lifetime Assignment
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India's Rescue Operations in Quake-Devastated Nepal
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Kashmiri photojournalist bags 3 awards
The Hindu, 28 May 2005

The Indian Express.
Altaf Qadri on the Deadly Standoff in Kashmir
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