Channi Anand

Channi Anand
Born26 October 1970
Jammu
NationalityIndian
OccupationPhotojournalism
EmployerAssociated Press
SpouseRajni Anand
AwardsPulitzer Prize[1]

Channi Anand is an Indian photographer[2] and journalist. He was one of three photojournalists from the Associated Press to win the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2020 for his pictures of India's lockdown of Kashmir.[3]

Works

He has covered India-Pakistan border violence, political developments, stories of displacement due to the earthquakes in South Asia. He has worked at Associated Press since 2000.[4] Channi Anand is a resident of Jammu Kashmir.[5]

Achievement

In August 2019, Anand along with two other photojournalists, Dar Yasin and Mukhtar Khan, won the most prestigious photojournalism award, the Pulitzer, for covering the unprecedented situation in Indian-administered Kashmir.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Three Indian photographers who captured life during Kashmir lockdown win 2020 Pulitzer Prize". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "AP's Kashmir photographers win Pulitzer for lockdown coverage". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ "AP wins feature photography Pulitzer for Kashmir coverage". AP. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ "The 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography". pulitzer.org. Pulitzer. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ^ "3 photojournalists from Jammu & Kashmir win Pulitzer Prize". The Week.
  6. ^ "Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of Associated Press". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved May 5, 2020. Channi Anand