RIP Danish Siddiqui (Pulitzer)

[filmtwit]

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Is Killed In Afghanistan

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictur...rnalist-danish-siddiqui-killed-in-afghanistan

Some of his work
https://indianexpress.com/photos/wo...-photographer-danish-siddiqui-photos-7407816/

 

[johannielscom]

six hours in, this message has not had a single response.

Gawd, I sometimes hate this gear-driven bunch so much.

 

[johannielscom]

Stories of far away countries and maybe distant subjects too but this man tried to make the world a better place and for that he deserves a big Thank You.

A man is pulled across to safety on a rope, as damaged buildings and the Alaknanda river are seen in the background, during a rescue operation in Govindghat in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand June 23, 2013. (Reuters)​

 

[majid]

six hours in, this message has not had a single response.

Gawd, I sometimes hate this gear-driven bunch so much.

Er, it was 4AM here in France, and late night in the US. Some of us do need to sleep occasionally.

 

[raydm6]

Excellent photographer. Very sad.

RIP

six hours in, this message has not had a single response.

Gawd, I sometimes hate this gear-driven bunch so much.

Just seeing this. It's 4:42am East Coast USA.

 

[Spluff]

six hours in, this message has not had a single response.

Gawd, I sometimes hate this gear-driven bunch so much.

Morning, I saw this on other news channels first thing this morning, and as much as I love RFF, it's not my first port of call each morning 🙂

Nonetheless, this is tragic news, and is getting some traction in India itself (which as a person of Indian heritage I have a certain sense of cynicism about that country's shift away from open journalism). As much as it is about his photography, it's also about his courage and the search to tell us the truth. RIP

 

[rlouzan]

It's very sad news indeed to hear that Siddiqui has died.
RIP

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Very sorry about his death. Thanks for posting the news. I have been too busy working on other things but appreciate the effort to keep us informed.

 

[Michael Markey]

six hours in, this message has not had a single response.

Gawd, I sometimes hate this gear-driven bunch so much.

Bit harsh Johann .

There are time differences in play and some ie me have never heard of the man.

Goes without saying that any death is tragic but its hardly appropriate to comment if you don`t "know" the bloke .

 

[robert blu]

Bit harsh Johann .

There are time differences in play and some ie me have never heard of the man.

Goes without saying that any death is tragic but its hardly appropriate to comment if you don`t "know" the bloke .

+1.

I'm in Europe and not spending all my time in internet and/or RFF .

It's a sad news, each year many talented and brave journalists risk their life to keep us informed. We can only thank them.

 

[Michael Markey]

+1.

It's a sad news, each year many talented and brave journalists risk their life to keep us informed. We can only thank them.

Indeed so Robert ..... hope yourself and your family are keeping well .

 

[raid]

Very sad news. RIP.

 

[helen.HH]

A tragedy indeed... heart breaking for his Family

Done by a bunch of Lunatics (Taliban) on the rise again
The poor people of Afghanistan having to live with the Taliban's repressive, dark 'commandments'

 

[darya151]

A terrible loss at a time when the world needs this kind of artistry and humanity.

 

[kshapero]

A tragedy indeed... heart breaking for his Family

Done by a bunch of Lunatics (Taliban) on the rise again
The poor people of Afghanistan having to live with the Taliban's repressive, dark 'commandments'

Fully agree, a tragedy in every way.

 

[Michael Markey]

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