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Showkat Nanda

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Showkat Nanda[1] is a photographer and educator based in Kashmir. His work focuses on the conflict in Kashmir and its impact on women and children[2][3]. He is an alumnus of the University of Missouri.

Early life and education[edit]

Nanda was born and brought up in Baramulla, a town in Jammu and Kashmir. He studied science[clarification needed] at Government Degree College, Baramulla and then joined the University of Kashmir from where he received an M.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism.

Nanda worked as a reporter and photographer with local newspapers in Srinagar for several years. He received a Fulbright Fellowship and graduated with an M.A. in photojournalism from the University of Missouri in 2014..[4]

Career[edit]

Nanda did his internship at Agence France Presse (AFP) in Srinagar for one year and contributed to the daily Rising Kashmir for three years. He later worked for Kashmir Life as an assistant editor and then moved to the United States in 2012 where he began studying at the Missouri School of Journalism. In the US, he associated with Pictures of the Year International (POYi)[5].

Nanda contributed to Columbia Missourian and Vox magazine as a staff photographer.[6][7] In 2014, he returned to Jammu and Kashmir and began working as a freelance journalist and photographer. His works have appeared in The New York Times[8][9][10], The Washington Post[11][12], National Geographic[13], The Los Angeles Times[14] National Public Radio (NPR)[15][16], The Guardian[17], Le Monde[18] , VICE[19], World Policy Journal[20][21], Al Jazeera[22], The Caravan[23] among others.[citation needed]

Works[edit]

Aside from his contributions for various international outlets, Nanda's works have appeared in several books. "At the intersection of isolation and otherness": Experiences and identity of American Muslim converts and the effects of media framing after 9/11"[24] is a research paper that is being turned into a book. He is one of the nine contributing photographers whose works have been included in the books Witness Kashmir 1986-2016 / Nine Photographers. The first chapter of Of Occupation and Resistance: Writings from Kashmir, an anthology by Fahad Shah is written by Nanda.

Awards[edit]

In 2011, Nanda won the Picture of the Year, 1st and 3rd prizes at Media Foundation of India National Press Photo contest[25]. He won the Center for Science and Environment CSE Climate Change Photography Award[26] and received "Storytellers of Tomorrow" organized by Eyem and VII Photo Agency, in 2015.[27]

He received the Magnum Foundation's Emergency Fund grant in 2016 and was nominated for the International Photography Grant in 2017.[28][29][30].[31] He scured the second place at The Hindu Photojournalism Awards in the Photo Essay category in 2019 and was honorary mentioned in the Social Documentary Network's ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography.[32][33][34][35]

Nanda received the National Geographic Society Emergency fund grant for journalists in 2020[36] and an Emergency grant from Magnum Foundation and Henry Luce Foundation in 2021.[37][38][39]

References[edit]


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  1. ↑ Nieves, Evelyn (2017-02-09). "A Child of Kashmir's War Grows Up to Document It". Lens Blog. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Kashmir's Forgotten Children - Better Photography". www.betterphotography.in. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  3. ↑ "The dissenters: Kashmir's teenage stone throwers hit a nerve in territory dispute". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  4. ↑ "Award-Winning Photograph by Master's Student Featured in Thailand Arts Festival – Missouri School of Journalism". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  5. ↑ "Home Ι Pictures of the Year". www.poy.org. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  6. ↑ Missourian, Columbia. "columbiamissourian.com | Serving the community since 1908". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  7. ↑ Magazine, Vox. "voxmagazine.com". Vox Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  8. ↑ Yasir, Sameer; Nanda, Showkat (2020-09-02). "In a Changed Kashmir, Moderates Feel Betrayed by India". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  9. ↑ Yasir, Sameer; Nanda, Showkat (2021-03-27). "Skiing in Himalayas Is 'Like a Beautiful Dream,' Despite Conflict and Coronavirus". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  10. ↑ Schmall, Emily (2021-01-11). "In Kashmir's Stillness, Hopes Wither and Houseboats Sink". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  11. ↑ "The dissenters: Kashmir's teenage stone throwers hit a nerve in territory dispute". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  12. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/anniegowen; https://www.facebook.com/gross.brian.d. "To control crowds in Kashmir, police fired pellets. Now this 16-year-old will never see fully again". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  13. ↑ "https://twitter.com/showkatnanda/status/1381266373523906564". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-09-23. External link in |title= (help)
  14. ↑ Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (2019-12-24). "Shelling spreads misery in Kashmir, caught between two nuclear rivals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  15. ↑ "Dive, Dance, Commune, Pray: How Health Workers Cope In A Year Of Pandemic". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  16. ↑ "GLOBAL PHOTOS: How Lockdown Has Changed My Life". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  17. ↑ "Hope and disappointment under lockdown in Kashmir – photo essay". the Guardian. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  18. ↑ "Torture, disparitions, détentions arbitraires : au Cachemire, un an d'enfer à huis clos". Le Monde.fr (in français). 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  19. ↑ "Meet the man photographing the families torn apart by Kashmir conflict". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  20. ↑ Nanda, Showkat (2016). "Kashmir: A Stone's Throw, an Endless Wait". World Policy Journal. 33 (2): 42–55. ISSN 1936-0924.
  21. ↑ Nanda, Showkat (2016-06-01). "Kashmir: A Stone's Throw, an Endless Wait". World Policy Journal. 33 (2): 42–56. doi:10.1215/07402775-3642548. ISSN 0740-2775.
  22. ↑ "The courage of a stolen childhood". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  23. ↑ Nanda, Showkat. "Waiting for the disappeared in Kashmir". The Caravan. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  24. ↑ Nanda, Showkat (2014). ""At the intersection of isolation and otherness": Experiences and identity of American Muslim converts and the effects of media framing after 9/11".
  25. ↑ "Kashmiri lensman bags MFI best photographer award | ummid.com". ummid.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  26. ↑ "Backs to the Wall". www.cseindia.org. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  27. ↑ Raafi, Muhammad (2015-11-11). "Showkat Nanda wins 'Storytellers of Tomorrow' Competition". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  28. ↑ "TIME Exclusive: Magnum Emergency Fund Announces 2016 Grantees". Time. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  29. ↑ "Magnum Foundation Announces 2016 Emergency Fund Grants". PDNPulse. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  30. ↑ Raafi, Muhammad (2016-03-23). "Prominent Kashmiri Photo-Journalist among 18 to Receive Prestigious Grant". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  31. ↑ "Showkat Nanda | The Endless Wait". internationalphotogrant.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  32. ↑ "The Hindu Photojournalism Awards - Better Photography". www.betterphotography.in. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  33. ↑ Reporter, Staff (2019-02-24). "Recognising and celebrating those who see news in pictures". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  34. ↑ Reporter, Staff (2019-02-24). "Recognising and celebrating those who see news in pictures". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  35. ↑ "The Endless Wait". Socialdocumentary.net. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  36. ↑ Society, National Geographic. "Project Map: National Geographic Society's Emergency Fund for Journalists". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  37. ↑ "Showkat Nanda: Hope and Disappointment Under Lockdown in Kashmir". Magnum Foundation. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  38. ↑ "Hope and disappointment under lockdown in Kashmir – photo essay". the Guardian. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  39. ↑ "Home | The Henry Luce Foundation". www.hluce.org. Retrieved 2021-08-25.

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