AP photographer Dar Yasin wins international photojournalism award
AP photographer Dar Yasin has won the inaugural Yannis Behrakis International Photojournalism Award from Athens Photo World for a compelling collection of photographs chronicling the ongoing conflict in Kashmir.
Kashmiri Shiite Muslims shout religious and pro-freedom slogans as Indian policemen stop them from participating in a religious procession during curfew in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Yasin, who is from Indian Kashmir, has documented bloodshed, violence, strife, and unrest in the region for years. His winning images, taken between 2016 and 2019, illustrate day-to-day to life tinged by protests, devastation and death.
Elisavet Saridou Behrakis, wife of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Greek photographer Yannis Behrakis, who died of cancer this year, said:
Looking at Dar Yasin’s work brings me back to what Yannis always wanted to do: To bring the story to you, the viewer, for you to decide if this is the world we want to be in — for you, for me, for our kids. As Yannis believed it is our moral duty to help each other and we can make this world a better place.
Yasin will be honored during the Athens Photo World festival in May, where his award-winning photography will be on display.
See a selection of his winning images in the slideshow below:
Kashmiri Muslims climb trees to watch the funeral procession of Waseem Malla, a suspected militant of Hizbul Mujahideen, in Pehlipora, some 60 kilometers (35 miles) south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, April 7, 2016.
A Kashmiri protester throws an exploded tear gas shell back at Indian police men during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 9, 2017.
Kashmiri Muslims grieve as they watch the funeral procession of Fayaz Ahmad Hamal, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, May 5, 2018.
A masked Kashmiri protester jumps over an armored Indian police vehicle as he throw stones at it during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, May 31, 2019.
Kashmiri villagers inspecting a home broken in a gun battle flee after rumors of incoming Indian military troopers, some 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, July, 10, 2018.
Kashmiri villagers cross a temporary bridge made of lined up boats to attend the funeral of Shabir Ahmad, a suspected rebel in Awantipora, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, March 16, 2018.
Kashmiri men dismantle a portion of a house destroyed in a gun battle in Tral village, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, March 5, 2019.
Kashmiri protesters throw stones and bricks at Indian paramilitary soldiers during a protest in the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 22, 2018.
