Burhaan Kinu

Burhaan Kinu (born 24 April 1986) is an award-winning photojournalist from Kashmir.[1] He presently works as a staff photojournalist for the most popular and largely circulated daily newspaper of India, Hindustan Times[2] and he is currently based in New Delhi, India. In 2013, his photograph of Holi celebration was judged by Huffington Post among the 52 most breathtaking photos from around the world.[3] While covering an encounter in 2010, Burhaan got trapped and had a narrow escape in an exchange of gunfire between Indian Armed Forces and Militia in Srinagar.[4]

Burhaan Kinu
Burhaan Kinu at Hindustan Times headquarters in New Delhi in March, 2017.
Born24 April 1986
Kashmir Valley
NationalityIndian
OccupationPhotojournalist
Known forPhotojournalism
Websitewww.burhaankinu.com

Life and work

Burhaan was born in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. He has been covering one of the most contentious spaces in the world today, the conflicted spaces of Kashmir region through his lenses. His photography has captured the conflicts of the region as well as the unique and beautiful cultures of the province. In 2011 he left job with Kashmir Observer in Srinagar before joining Hindustan Times on a staff position in New Delhi in 2012.

Career

Kinu worked for local daily newspapers and news magazines in Kashmir since 2006 before moving to India's capital New Delhi in 2012. He was interviewed by faculty in Brown University for his coverage of the Summer 2010 Kashmir uprising. He has also covered the conflicted spaces in Northeast India, the conflict between Rengma Naga and Karbi tribes, and Mizo and Bru, refugee camps in Nagaland and Assam.[5] His photos have been discussed and exhibited at the South Asia conference, University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2014. His work has published worldwide including renowned international news organisations like TIME [6][7] Los Angeles Times, BBC,[8] Aljazeera, Getty Images,[9] ABC News,[10] Huffington Post, Bloomberg,[11] The Denver Channel, CNBC, Corbis[12] and Demotix.[13] In 2012, he was also selected as the cover photographer of an academic literary journal Cerebration.org which is jointly published from New Jersey and India. In November 2016, Burhaan Kinu was conferred the most prestigious journalism award in India, the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award[14] for 2015 in the Photojournalism category for his photographic coverage[15] of the aftermath of the 2015 Dadri mob lynching.

Burhaan Kinu while covering Nepal Earthquake aftermath in April 2015

Significant Projects

Some of the most important assignments Burhaan has done are covering the refugee camps and tribal conflict in Northeast India, Kashmir conflict,[16] the aftermath of 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots,[17] 2014 Badaun gang rape allegations,[18] 2015 Dadri mob lynching, May 2015 Nepal earthquake[19][20] amongst others.[21] Burhaan Kinu covers very varied issues and topics and his work not only is diverse, but it also dedicated to bring out the focus on human rights and an ethicality of vision.

References
  1. "BK Website". Burhaan Kinu. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. "News Headlines, English News, Today Headlines, Top Stories - Hindustan Times". hindustantimes.com.
  3. "The 52 Most Breathtaking Photos From Around The World This Year". HuffPost. 27 December 2013.
  4. "dna". DNA India. 7 January 2010.
  5. "Burhaan Kinu - Photojournalist". Burhaan Kinu - Photojournalist.
  6. Bhowmick, Nilanjana. "Landowners Welcome India's New Compensation Laws But Businesses Cautious" – via world.time.com.
  7. Bhowmick, By Nilanjana. "Indian Temple Town Tense Over Threatened Hindu Rally" – via world.time.com.
  8. Editors, Autos. "The 10 most important cars at Auto Expo India 2014". www.bbc.com.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  9. "60 Top Burhaan Kinu Pictures, Photos and Images - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.in.
  10. "Today in Pictures from Today in Pictures". ABC News.
  11. "Women Tourists Avoid India Following Sexual Assaults, Study Says". 15 May 2019 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  12. "Royalty Free Stock Photos, Illustrations, Vector Art, and Video Clips - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.com.
  13. "Burhaan Kinu". Demotix. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  14. "Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2015: Full list of winners". indianexpress.com. 3 November 2016.
  15. "A grieving family in Dadri". Hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  16. "Burhaan Kinu - Photojournalist". Burhaan Kinu - Photojournalist.
  17. "Burhaan Kinu - Photojournalist". Burhaan Kinu - Photojournalist.
  18. "60 Top Badaun Burhaan Kinu Pictures, Photos and Images - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.in.
  19. "Burhaan Kinu - Photojournalist". Burhaan Kinu - Photojournalist.
  20. http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/world/1305nepal1/article4-1346980.aspx%5B%5D
  21. "60 Top Nepal Earthquake Burhaan Kinu Pictures, Photos and Images - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.in.
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