Arko Datta

Arko Datta (born 4 February 1969) is an Indian photojournalist. He won the 2005 World Press Photo of the Year.[1]

Arko Datta
Born (1969-02-04) 4 February 1969
Delhi, India
Occupation(s)Photojournalist and Educator
Awards2005 World Press Photo of the Year

Life and work

Datta started his career with Indian Express in 1991, later working for The Telegraph, AFP and Reuters. He covered wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other international events.[2] His photograph of tsunami victims at Cuddalore, India drew responses from NGOs and charitable organisations worldwide.[3]

He photographed the plight of victims of the 2002 Gujarat violence.[4] One of his photos was seen as "the defining image of Gujarat carnage".[5] The person captured in the picture, with folded hands begging for mercy, was forced to migrate first to Malegaon and then to Kolkata to avoid the press and sarcastic comments by society.[5]

Datta's pictures have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune and on the covers of Time, Newsweek, and The Economist.[2]

Datta is the co-founder of Udaan School of Photography.[6]

Awards
  • Winner, 2005 World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Photo, Amsterdam.[5][7]
  • Pulitzer Prize nomination for Breaking News Photography in 2005[8]
  • Photographer of the year by Asian Photography magazine (twice) in 2003 and 2004.[2]
  • Won 'Picture of the Year' and top prizes in four categories in 2004 in the Press Photo contest conducted by Mumbai Press Club .[9]

References
  1. "World Press Photo Awards 2005". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. "Jury for MFI Yesbank National Press Photo contest 2012". MFI. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  3. Junday, Tina (13 November 2005). "Making an impact on the media with photographs". Asians in Media magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. B, Suneetha (16 June 2011). "The price of fame". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  5. Biswas, Soutik (27 February 2012). "India's Gujarat riots : 10 years on". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  6. Datta, Arko. "In her iconic image". Business Line. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  7. Datta, Arko. "World Press Photo of the year 2004". World Press. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  8. Profile of Arko Dutta FindURClass.
  9. "Reuters photographer bags many awards". The Hindu. 5 May 2004. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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