Arko Datta Explained
Arko Datta (born 4 February 1969) is an Indian photojournalist. He won the 2005 World Press Photo of the Year.[1]
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2020-06-23. World Press Photo Awards 2005. www.cbsnews.com. 11 February 2005 .
- Web site: Jury for MFI Yesbank National Press Photo contest 2012. MFI. 12 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130620191908/http://www.mfi.org.in/jury-profile.html. 20 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Junday. Tina. Making an impact on the media with photographs . 13 October 2012. Asians in Media magazine. 13 November 2005.
- News: B. Suneetha. The price of fame. 12 October 2012. The Hindu. 16 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617235659/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article2109500.ece. 17 June 2011. dead.
- News: Biswas. Soutik. India's Gujarat riots : 10 years on. bbc.co.uk. 12 October 2012. 27 February 2012.
- News: Datta. Arko. In her iconic image. 12 October 2012. Business Line.
- Web site: Datta . Arko . World Press Photo of the year 2004 . https://archive.today/20121228132838/http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/indeling/detailwpp/form/wpp/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/year/2004 . dead . 28 December 2012 . World Press . 12 October 2012 .
- https://archive.today/20140711071253/http://www.findurclass.com/furc/classes/Udaan+School+of+Photography--429--3794 Profile of Arko Dutta
- News: Reuters photographer bags many awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20040813144948/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/05/stories/2004050502931500.htm. dead. 13 August 2004. 12 October 2012. The Hindu. 5 May 2004.
