Craig F. Walker

Craig F. Walker is an American photojournalist. In 2010, Walker won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography "for his intimate portrait of a teenager who joins the Army at the height of insurgent violence in Iraq, poignantly searching for meaning and manhood."^[1] He is on staff of The Denver Post.

Background

After growing up in York, Pennsylvania, Walker attended the Rhode Island School of Photography, graduating in 1986.^[2] He worked for Marlboro Enterprise and the Berkshire Eagle prior to taking a position with The Denver Post in 1998. He has covered national and international stories. In 2004, he won first place from the National Press Photographers Association for a photographic series on child camel jockeys in Kuwait.^[3]

Pulitzer

Walker was inspired to embark on the series that netted him his Pulizer by a conversation amongst editors wondering what kind of person, in 2007, would sign up for the military knowing he would be going to war.^[2] Walker spent over two years photographing American teenager Ian Fisher in his transition from high school student to soldier.^[3] Published in September 2009, "Ian Fisher: American Soldier" earned a grand prize in the 2009 "Photos of the Year" competition hosted by Editor & Publisher before garnering for Walker the 2010 Pulitzer Prize.^[1] The series includes not only photographs, but also video and multimedia.^[2] The series also earned The Hillman Prize for Photojournalism, sharing the award with "Below the Line: Childhood Poverty in Colorado", also published by The Denver Post.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners Feature Photography: Citation". Pulitzer.org. 2010. http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2010-Feature-Photography. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Winslow, Donald R. (April 2010). "Mary Chind, Craig F. Walker, Win Photo Pulitzer Prizes". National Press Photographers Association. http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2010/04/pulitzer.html. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Denver Post's Craig Walker wins Pulitzer for photography". The Denver Post. 12 April 2010. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14868562. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
4. ^ "2010 Hillman Prize for Photojournalism". Hillman Foundation. http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-prizes/hillman-prize-photojournalism. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 

External links

• "Captured: Ian Fisher : American Soldier", Denver Post blog, Sep 10, 2009

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