Damon Winter

Damon Winter (born December 24, 1974) is a New York based photographer who specializes in documentary, editorial, and travel photography. He received a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2009 while with The New York Times.^[1]

Background

Born in Elmira, New York, Mr. Winter grew up in St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. He earned a bachelor's degree in environmental science from Columbia University and worked for The Dallas Morning News, Newsweek, Magnum Photos, The Ventura County Star and The Indianapolis Star. His photo essay on sexual abuse victims in western Alaska was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. Mr. Winter joined The New York Times in 2007 after three years as a staff photographer at The Los Angeles Times. Mr. Winter lives in Brooklyn.^[2]

See also

• 2009 Pulitzer Prize

Sources

• Pulitzer Prize Biography of Damon Winter

External links

• http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/27/us/politics/20080827-winterobama-mutimedia/index.html
• http://www.damonwinter.com/

References

1. ↑ COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES 93rd ANNUAL PULITZER PRIZES IN JOURNALISM, LETTERS, DRAMA AND MUSIC (Retrieved on April 21, 2009)
2. ↑ http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/damon_winter/index.html