Danish Siddiqui: Remembering the Indian photojournalist who feared no conflict
(July 17, 2021; 4.15 pm) He painted emotions with his photographs, they were evocative, heartrending, stark, and more human than any reportage. For Pulitzer-winner Danish Siddiqui shooting images that put a human face to conflict – portraying the other side of the battle lines – was a passion. The 38-year-old Reuters photojournalist whose images riveted the world, was killed on July 16 while on an assignment covering the Afghanistan-Taliban conflict in Spin Boldak, Kandahar.
According to Reuters, he was reporting on fighting between Afghan commandos and Taliban fighters when he was hit in the arm by a shrapnel. He received first aid and by then, the Taliban fighters had retreated from fighting. However, when Siddiqui had been talking to shopkeepers, the Taliban had attacked again when the photojournalist was killed. Read More
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