Photos: Waseem Andrabi wins RNG Photojournalism Award for Kashmir conflict

HT photojournalist Waseem Andrabi has won the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for his extensive coverage of the conflict and curfew in Kashmir after Burhan Wani's killing last July.

Updated on: Dec 21, 2017 9:44 AM IST

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A large crowd is seen carrying the body of Hizbul Mujahideen’s prominent commanders, 21-year-old Burhan Wani in his hometown Tral in July last year. Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces in Kokernag, Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Kashmiri youth and journalists gather near the body of slain HM commander Burhan Wani during his funeral procession in his home town in Tral, 40 kms from Srinagar. Despite his young age, Wani had risen in the Mujahideen, becoming popular for his social media campaign aimed at drawing more youth to his cause. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Kashmiri protesters throw stones at police during clashes on July 10, 2016 in Srinagar. Security forces regarded Wani as the brains behind several attacks on them while Wani himself had threatened to target them. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A Kashmiri man looks out from a window as a paramilitary soldier stands guard during a curfew in Srinagar after Wani’s death. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A charred car on the seventh day of the curfew imposed in Kashmir following the killing of Burhan Wani. More than half-a-million people gathered for the militant’s funeral, according to independent estimates. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (centre), chairman of the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, climbs down the gate of his house to visit the Martyrs Graveyard to pay tribute and protest against the civilian killings in Srinagar in July 2016. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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An injured pellet victim at the SMHS hosipital in Srinagar. The hospital that receives only critical patients from 10 districts and caters to the city patients, was overwhelmed with cases of pellet injuries since July 9, a day after Burhan Wani was killed. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti salutes during a ceremony marking Martyrs' Day at Mazar-e-Shuhada (Martyr's graveyard) in Srinagar. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A month after Wani’s killing, his face started appearing on walls as graffiti. Educated and media savvy, Wani powered a huge recruitment drive for the militant group through videos posted online, attracting similarly minded, young and educated youth to the decades-old fight for independence of the disputed region. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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As the curfew and protests continued, relatives of Reyaz Ahmad Shah, a civilian, wail during his funeral in the Chattabal area of Srinagar on August 03, 2016. Shah was found dead on Tuesday night due to wounds caused by a pellet gun shot from close quarters. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Kashmiris shout slogans during a protest against youth killed in firing by forces in Budgam district. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A relative of Irfan Ahmed, who was killed by a tear-gas shell, cries as residents visit the family to offer their condolences in the downtown area of Srinagar last August. Teenager Irfan Ahmed was killed after he was hit in the chest by a tear-gas canister fired by security forces to quell pro-freedom protests in Srinagar. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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(L to R): Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti during a press conference in Srinagar late August last year. Singh expressed confidence that peace would be restored in Jammu and Kashmir and reaffirmed that Kashmir is and would continue to be an integral part of India. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Continuing protests resulted in 70 people being killed and more than 8,500 injured following the killing of Wani and his two associates in a gunfight on July 08, 2016. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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A paramilitary soldier stands guard during a curfew in Srinagar in August. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Kashmiri vendors display their wares at an early morning floating vegetable market on Dal Lake in Srinagar. In the ongoing Kashmir turmoil, during which most shops remained closed, the floating market functioned everyday and played an important role in providing vegetables to Srinagar residents. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)