Mukhtar Khan

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Mukhtar Khan
Born
NationalityIndian
Occupation Photojournalism
Employer Associated Press
Awards Pulitzer Prize

Mukhtar Khan is an Indian photographer [1] and journalist. He was one of three photojournalists from Associated Press to win the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2020 for his pictures of India's crackdown on Kashmir. [2]

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Works

He has extensively covered the conflict on Kashmir conflict, the Earthquake in South Asia He is working at Associated Press from 2000. [3]

Awards

He Won Atlanta Photojournalism Award in 2015. [3] In 2020, Mukhtar Khan, Dar Yasin and Channi Anand won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in feature photography. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "AP's Kashmir photographers win Pulitzer for lockdown coverage". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "AP wins feature photography Pulitzer for Kashmir coverage". AP . 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "The 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography". pulitzer.org. Pulitzer. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. "'You make us proud': Rahul Gandhi on 3 J&K photojournalists for Pulitzer win". Hindustan Times. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. "J&K: 3 Photographers Win Pulitzer for Coverage of Life After Dilution of Article 370". The Wire. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. "Associated Press wins feature photography Pulitzer for Kashmir coverage - The Hindu". thehindu.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.