Altaf Qadri

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Altaf Qadri
Born1976
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
NationalityIndian
OccupationPhotojournalist
Known forConflict and human interest photography
Website www.altafqadri.com

Altaf Qadri is a Kashmiri photojournalist presently working with the Associated Press. [1]

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Life and work

Qadri was born in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. He had his first freelance assignment in 2001, and was then a staff photographer for a local newspaper. In 2003, he joined the European Pressphoto Agency, for which he provided extensive coverage of the Kashmir conflict before joining the Associated Press in 2008. [1] [2]

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  13. ↑ "Award of Excellence - General News". Poyi.org. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "MFI". Mfi.org.in. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Kashmir Intifada: People in the News, first prize singles". World Press Photo . Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "2012 Winners". Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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