Danish Siddiqui: a rich legacy

Anyone on the military frontline knows it is dangerous and life is at risk. This is the case if you are a soldier wielding a rifle or a surveyor checking coordinates or a driver carrying a truck of provisions or a cook in the barracks.

Journalists covering war are particularly vulnerable because they are in the middle of the action and it would take a hell of a lot of courage to be out there in Afghanistan, experiencing the life of a soldier with camera in hand. Such was Reuters photographer journalist, Danish Siddiqui. Yesterday, 16th July was a sad day.

Danish’s photographs brought the world to our homes. Not everyone was happy with what he showed us. Not everyone likes to see reality.

RIP Danish Siddiqui! #DanishSiddiqui pic.twitter.com/hBxMBM9Lp3
— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) July 16, 2021

His last posts on Twitter…

Got a 15 minute break during almost 15 hours of back to back missions. pic.twitter.com/Y33vJYIUlr
— Danish Siddiqui (@dansiddiqui) July 13, 2021

Here are some of his images that are flooding the internet after his unfortunate demise.

The world of photojournalism lost one of its remarkable soldier on duty today #DanishSiddiqui

“As journalists, it’s our DUTY to document what is happening around us”

His lens captured some very crucial moments of recent events that exposed TRUTH to the world.

Prayers for him pic.twitter.com/gc1vUW73qE
— Raza Khan (@Raza_AKhan) July 16, 2021

You need to earn this powerful front page headline in one of India’s most popular English newspapers. Thank you @ttindia! #DanishSiddiqui pic.twitter.com/gzwaWJUrMT
— Rifat Jawaid (@RifatJawaid) July 17, 2021

Watching Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge at the Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai. One of my favourite Danish Siddiqui pictures for Reuters. #danishsiddiqui pic.twitter.com/6XfOQ5ZRgE
— Soutik Biswas (@soutikBBC) July 16, 2021

This photo tells a story about Delhi Police which 1000 reports can't tell.

It is also a work of #DanishSiddiqui https://t.co/5iiVUhShK1
— Bhakt's Nightmare (@ReportTweet_) July 16, 2021

An exhausted Rohingya refugee woman touches the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh.

This image won @dansiddiqui the Pulitzer Prize.

Rest in Pictures, Danish. pic.twitter.com/nY5recLcaF
— Amir Malik عامر ملک (@_amirmalik) July 16, 2021

#DanishSiddiqui – witness of our time: https://t.co/raGV5GHwa4
— saliltripathi (@saliltripathi) July 16, 2021

Shouldn’t twitter take down the handles that are ‘celebrating’ the death of a remarkably brave photo journalist and fine Indian citizen who died in the line of duty? Or is this what a vile and hateful social media world is all about? RIP Danish Siddiqui. https://t.co/QhO6OWSONy
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) July 16, 2021