Amit Dave

Amit Dave is a photographer based in Gujarat, India. He has been a part of Reuters' Pulitzer Prize-winning photography team that covered COVID-19 pandemic in India.

Amit Dave
Born
Ahmedabad, India
OccupationPhotographer
EmployerReuters
Known for2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Websitehttps://widerimage.reuters.com/photographer/amit-dave

Biography

Amit Dave was born in Ahmedabad in Gujarat.[1] He is a photojournalist working for Reuters.

Career

Amit Dave is a senior photojournalist for Reuters, based in Ahmedabad in India.[2] Before working with Indian Express, he worked as a photographer in state's magazine and a local newspaper in Gujarat.[3] He joined Reuters in 2002.[2] Apart from his work covering COVID-19 pandemic in India for which he won the Pulitzer, Amit also known for capturing events such as the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, 2002 Gujarat riots and 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in South India.[2][4]

Awards

Amit Dave won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2022[5] and shares the award with Reuters photojournalists Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, and Danish Siddiqui.[6][7]

References
  1. Dave, Amit. "Amit Dave". The Wider Image.
  2. "Ahmedabad Based Photojournalist Amit Dave Wins Pulitzer Prize". Vibes Of India. 10 May 2022.
  3. "Reuters photojournalist Amit Dave awarded Pulitzer Prize for his poignant image during Covid-19". theblunttimes.in. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. "'When I went out to shoot, I could see people were panicking'". The Indian Express. 11 May 2022.
  5. "Kashmiri woman photojournalist Sana Irshad Mattoo wins Pultizer - The Kashmir Monitor". 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  6. "Pulitzer Prize 2022: Award for Danish Siddiqui, 3 other Indian journalists". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  7. "Reuters wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of COVID in India | Reuters.com". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
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