Reuters Photog Arko Datta Wins World Press Photo Award

Via Sree Sreenivasan

Voice Of America reported yesterday that Arko Datta won the 2004 World Press Photo Award.

“An Indian photographer has won the prestigious World Press Photo Award for his picture of an Indian woman mourning the death of a relative killed in the Asian tsunami.

The picture, taken by Reuters photographer Arko Datta, shows a woman lying on sandy ground with her hands turned toward the sky. The hand of a dead relative is visible nearby.

The photo, taken in Cuddalore in India's Tamil Nadu state two days after the December 26 tsunami, was one of nearly 70,000 pictures submitted by professional photographers from 123 countries.

One of the judges, Kathy Ryan from The New York Times called the image graphic, historic and starkly emotional.

Mr. Datta will receive the distinguished award, along with nearly $13,000, in a special ceremony in Amsterdam in April.”

Tiffinbox applauds Arko's dedication to photojournalism and congratulate him on this award. I am trying to contact him to see if his work can be exhibited here and at the SAJA Photoforum.

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