Sana Irshad Mattoo is a Kashmiri photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. She focuses on capturing and exposing the tension between civilians and militarized situations in Kashmir.
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Wiki/Biography
Sana Irshad Mattoo was born in 1994 (age 28 years; as of 2022) in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. He earned a master’s degree in Convergent Journalism from the Central University of Kashmir.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 2″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents.
Religion
Sana Irshad Mattoo follows the religion of Islam.
livelihood
photojournalist
Sana Irshad Mattoo has worked with a number of national and international publications including The Nation, Time, TRT World, South China Morning Post, Caravan Magazine and Al Jazeera before joining Reuters.
award
In 2022, Sana won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, one of the US Pulitzer Prizes given annually for journalism, for her coverage of the COVID-19 situation. He shared the award with his fellow Reuters photojournalists Adnan Abidi, Amit Dave and Danish Siddiqui (deceased).
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2021, Sana became a Photography and Social Justice Fellow of the Magnum Foundation.
- Reportedly, in October 2022, Sana Irshad Mattoo was stopped by immigration officials at the Delhi airport despite having a valid US visa and ticket during her visit to New York to receive the Pulitzer Prize. According to him, this was the second time that he was stopped from traveling internationally. Earlier, Sana was stopped by immigration officials at Delhi airport from going to Paris for a book launch and photography exhibition.
I was going to receive a Pulitzer Prize ( @PulitzerPrize) in New York but I was stopped at immigration at Delhi airport and barred from traveling internationally despite having a valid US visa and ticket. pic.twitter.com/btGPiLlasK
– Sana Irshad Mattoo (@mattoosanna) 18 October 2022
- Following the incident, the Press Club of India expressed disappointment over the government’s decision to bar Sana Irshad Mattoo from traveling to the United States.
The Press Club of India failed to understand the government’s decision to bar Pulitzer Prize-winning Kashmiri journalist Sanah Mattoo from traveling to the US to receive the award.
The government should clarify on this matter. pic.twitter.com/nnkcmkzo7Y
– Press Club of India (@PCITweets) 20 October 2022
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn