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Por:  Mónica Anneris del Carmen Sáez Puerta

Anja Niedringhaus, la fotógrafa que murió abatida por un policía afgano en Afganistán, era reconocida por su habilidad para ganarse la confianza de la gente a quien retrataba, y por su estilo fotográfico singular.

Tenía un ojo detallista y una habilidad para combinar luz y forma de tal manera que sus fotos no sólo ofrecían una narrativa sino que evidenciaban una inspiración artística.

Niedringhaus también fotografió numerosos eventos deportivos y recibió varios galardones por su trabajo.

Integró el equipo periodístico de la AP que en 2005 se ganó el Premio Pulitzer en fotografía por su cobertura de la guerra en Irak, y ganó el Premio al Valor en el Periodismo de la Fundación Internacional de Mujeres en la Prensa.

Se incorporó a la AP en 2002 y desde entonces ha estado basada en Ginebra. de 2006 al 2007, ganó una beca Nieman para estudiar en la Universidad de Harvard.

Peter Dejong/ASSOCIATED PRESSFILE - In this Thursday, April 2005 file photo, Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus poses for a photograph in Rome. Niedringhaus, 48, was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday, April 4, 2014 when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. Niedringhaus an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed instantly, according to an AP Television freelancer who witnessed the shooting. Kathy Gannon, the reporter, was wounded twice and is receiving medical attention. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Anja Niedringhaus/ASSOCIATED PRESSFILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 file photo, a Canadian soldier with the 1st RCR Battle Group, The Royal Canadian Regiment, chases a chicken seconds before he and his unit were attacked by grenades shot over the wall during a patrol in Salavat, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Anja Niedringhaus, a courageous and immensely talented Associated Press photographer who has covered everything from sports to war, was killed while covering elections in Afghanistan on Friday April 4, 2014. Niedringhaus was in a car in eastern Afghanistan with AP reporter Kathy Gannon when, according to a freelancer who was with them, an Afghan policeman approached them, yelled "Allahu Akbar" _ God is Great _ and opened fire on them in the back seat with his AK-47. Niedringhaus was killed instantly and Gannon was wounded. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)
Anja Niedringhaus/ASSOCIATED PRESSAn Afghan election worker holds up a placard advertising for the election on the balcony of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, Thursday, April 3, 2014. Afghans go to the polls to elect a new President on April 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Walter Bieri/ASSOCIATED PRESSFILE - In this Aug. 27, 2013 file photo Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, right, and AP journalist Kathy Gannon, are pictured during a visit to the photo agency Keystone in Zurich, Switzerland . Niedringhaus, 48, was killed and Kathy Gannon was wounded Friday, April 4, 2014 when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. Niedringhaus, an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed instantly, according to an AP freelancer who witnessed the shooting. Gannon, the reporter, was wounded twice and is receiving medical attention. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri, File)
Anja Niedringhaus/APFILE-In this file picture taken Nov. 2, 2013 photo an Afghan scrap dealer checks to see if a head light bought as junk from the U.S. military is working at a junk yard in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. As the United States military packs up to leave Afghanistan, ending 13 years of war, it is looking to sell or dispose of billions of dollars in military hardware, including its sophisticated and highly specialized mine resistant vehicles, but finding a buyer is complicated in a region where relations between neighboring countries are mired in suspicion and outright hostility.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, file)
Anja Niedringhaus/ASSOCIATED PRESSAn Afghan carpet seller holds up a framed carpet depicting Afghan President Hamid Karzai in his store in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 30, 2014. Afghans go to the polls April 5, 2014 to choose a new president, and that in itself may one day be considered Karzai’s greatest achievement. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Anja Niedringhaus/ASSOCIATED PRESSFILE - In this Sunday, March 26, 2006 file photo, Palestinians enjoy a ride at an amusement park outside Gaza City. Anja Niedringhaus, a courageous and immensely talented Associated Press photographer who has covered everything from sports to war, was killed while covering elections in Afghanistan on Friday April 4, 2014. Niedringhaus was in a car in eastern Afghanistan with AP reporter Kathy Gannon when, according to a freelancer who was with them, an Afghan policeman approached them, yelled "Allahu Akbar" _ God is Great _ and opened fire on them in the back seat with his AK-47. Niedringhaus was killed instantly and Gannon was wounded. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)
Anja Nedringhaus/ASSOCIATED PRESSFILE - In this Feb. 2, 2005 file photo, a U.S. Marine cries during the memorial service for 31 killed U.S. servicemen at Camp Korean Village, near Rutbah, western Iraq. Anja Niedringhaus, a courageous and immensely talented Associated Press photographer who has covered everything from sports to war, was killed while covering elections in Afghanistan on Friday April 4, 2014. Niedringhaus was in a car in eastern Afghanistan with AP reporter Kathy Gannon when, according to a freelancer who was with them, an Afghan policeman approached them, yelled "Allahu Akbar" - God is Great -and opened fire on them in the back seat with his AK-47. Niedringhaus was killed instantly and Gannon was wounded. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)
Anja Niedringhaus/ASSOCIATED PRESSFILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 file photo made by Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, an Afghan man on his donkey follows a convoy of German ISAF soldiers patrolling Yaftal E Sofla, in the mountainous region of Feyzabad, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan. Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday, April 4, 2014 when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)
Anja Niedringhaus/APFILE - In this Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win the gold in the men's 200-meter final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Anja Niedringhaus, a courageous and immensely talented Associated Press photographer who has covered everything from sports to war, was killed while covering elections in Afghanistan on Friday April 4, 2014. Niedringhaus was in a car in eastern Afghanistan with AP reporter Kathy Gannon when, according to a freelancer who was with them, an Afghan policeman approached them, yelled "Allahu Akbar" _ God is Great _ and opened fire on them in the back seat with his AK-47. Niedringhaus was killed instantly and Gannon was wounded. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)
Anja Niedringhaus/APFILE - In this Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 file photo made by Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, an Afghan man with his five children on his motorbike pays money to enter a park in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed and AP reporter Kathy Gannon was wounded on Friday, April 4, 2014 when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)