Larry C. Price

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Larry C. Price is an United States photojournalist and has received two Pulitzer Prizes during his journalism career. In 1981 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Spot News Photography while a photojournalist at the Fort Worth "Star-Telegram". He was honored again in 1985 for his feature photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants while a photojournalist at "The Philadelphia Inquirer".

Price received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977. He was a member of "The Daily Texan" staff during his senior year in college.

His journalism career has spanned three decades. After college, he joined the "El Paso Times" staff. He then worked on the news staff at the Fort Worth "Star-Telegram." During that time [1979-1983] , Price also was a visiting professor at UT.

In 1983, he left Fort Worth for "The Philadelphia Inquirer" to work as a photojournalist and later director of photography. After leaving the Inquirer in 1989, Price worked on contract for National Geographic before returning to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as an assistant managing editor in 1991. In 1996 Price joined "The Baltimore Sun" photography staff. He was named assistant managing editor for photography for The Denver Post in 2000 where he remained until mid 2006. He is currently director of photography for The Dayton Daily News and the Cox Ohio Publishing Group.

Price also has received a Best Photographic Reporting award from the Overseas Press Club and has been honored at the World Press Photo Awards. His images have appeared in "Time", "Newsweek", "National Geographic", "U.S. News & World Report", "Audubon" and other national publications.

References

* [http://www.pricephotography.com/] Larry C. Price Photography