Danish
Siddiqui
Chief Photographer, Reuters India
“I have never worked for any praise or recognition. When you have the passion to genuinely make a difference, you invariably end up doing good work.”
Danish Siddiqui · New Delhi, India
A Witness
to History
Danish Siddiqui was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who served as Chief Photographer and headed the Reuters multimedia team in India. Before photojournalism, he was a television correspondent with India's leading news networks.
Over his career, Danish covered wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Rohingya refugee crisis, Hong Kong protests, the COVID-19 pandemic, and countless other defining moments of our time. His images didn't just document events — they shaped how the world understood them.
Danish was killed on 16 July 2021 while covering the conflict in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. He was 38 years old.
To be a photojournalist is to be their eyes — the eyes of those who cannot be there.
Two Pulitzer Prizes.
Two Defining Moments.
Feature Photography
For a portfolio of images documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis — among the most consequential humanitarian stories of the decade. His photographs forced the world to confront what might otherwise have remained invisible.
Feature Photography
For images that defined how the world understood COVID-19 in India — overcrowded cremation grounds, grieving families, overwhelmed hospitals. Photographs that bore witness when words could not.
A Life in the Field
From the streets of New Delhi to the frontlines of history — Danish Siddiqui's journey as told through the moments that defined it.
New Delhi, India
Born in New Delhi, India. Would grow up to become one of the most decorated photojournalists of his generation.
Career Begins
Began as a television correspondent before pivoting to photojournalism — a transition that would define his legacy.
Joins Reuters
Joined Reuters as a photojournalist. Over the next decade, he would rise to become Chief Photographer, heading the multimedia team in India.
The World's Stories
Covered wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Rohingya crisis, Hong Kong protests, Nepal earthquakes, North Korea, and the Sri Lanka Easter bombings.
First Pulitzer
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his coverage of the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Second Pulitzer
Awarded a second Pulitzer Prize for his images documenting the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Killed in Afghanistan
Danish was killed while covering the conflict in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. He was 38 years old. The world lost a great journalist — and a greater human being.
To be a photojournalist, you always see everything from the very first row. And it’s an honor — because you carry the responsibility of those who cannot be there. You are their eyes.
Danish Siddiqui · Reuters
The Stories He Chose
Danish never chased the easy story. He went where others wouldn't — because he believed the world needed to see what was happening.
Afghanistan & Iraq
Combat photography from some of the most dangerous frontlines of the 21st century.
Rohingya Crisis
Images that defined the world's understanding of one of history's largest forced displacements.
COVID-19 India
The devastating second wave — cremation grounds, overwhelmed hospitals, grief without end.
Delhi Protests
Ground-level documentation of the citizenship law protests and the violence that followed.
Hong Kong
Pro-democracy demonstrations captured at their most intense and most vulnerable.
Sri Lanka Bombings
The aftermath of the 2019 Easter attacks — grief, resilience, and the search for answers.
Nepal Earthquakes
Rescue operations and survival in the rubble of the 2015 earthquakes.
North Korea
A rare window into one of the world's most closed societies through the Mass Games.
Honours & Awards
Tributes from around the world
Honoured by institutions worldwide
The Foundation Bears
His Name.
Established in 2022, the Danish Siddiqui Foundation carries forward his belief in ethical journalism — through awards, fellowships, safety programmes, and the enduring conviction that truth matters.