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Pulitzer Prize for Photography

American photojournalism award (1942–1967). Established 1942 in United States.

About Pulitzer Prize for Photography

The Pulitzer Prize for Photography was one of the American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. It was inaugurated in 1942 and replaced by two photojournalism prizes in 1968: the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and "Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography", which was later renamed Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography in 2000. The Pulitzer Prizes were established by the bequest of Joseph Pulitzer, which suggested four journalism awards, and were inaugurated beginning 1917. By 1942 there were eight Pulitzers for journalism; for several years now there have been 14 including the two for photojournalism.

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2022Adnaan Abidi—
2020Adnaan Abidi—
2019Alkis Konstantinidis—
2018Adnaan Abidi—
2018Ryan Kelly—
2016Yannis Behrakis—
1989Reginald A. Pearman—
1982Ronald A. Edmonds—
1969Eddie Adams—
1965Horst Faas—
1963Héctor Rondón LoveraAid from the Padre
1961Yasushi Nagao—
1958William C. BeallFaith and Confidence
1955Tragedy by the Sea—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Pulitzer Prize for Photography for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.

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