Altaf Qadri born in Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir, is an outstanding photojournalist of his generation. Altaf studied science at Kashmir University and began his working life as a computer engineer before he took photography as a profession. It was not long before Altaf gained his first freelance assignment and, in 2001, he became a staff photographer on a local newspaper. He provided extensive coverage of the conflict in Kashmir to European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) from May 2003 to May 2008 and then joined The Associated Press in September 2008. His photographs and stories from events in Kashmir have appeared in newspapers and news magazines around the globe including Time, The Guardian, New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Washington Post and The Times among others. He has had many exhibitions in several cities like, Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Francisco, New Mexico, Cambodia, Houston, New York, Beijing, France, New Delhi and Mumbai. He has received numerous awards and recognitions including:-