Clarence Williams (photojournalist)

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Clarence J. Williams (January 22, 1967) is an American photojournalist who worked for the Los Angeles Times from 1996 to 2003. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for feature photography.

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Biography

Born in 1967 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [1] [2] Williams received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple University [2] in 1992. [1] [3]

He began his career working as a photographic intern for the Philadelphia Tribune in 1992, [1] and also interned with the York Daily Record , [1] and with the Los Angeles Times in 1994. [2] He then worked as a staff photographer at the Reston Times Community Newspapers, [1] before being hired as a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times in 1996. [3]

Pulitzer Prize

In 1998, Williams won the Pulitzer Prize for his "powerful images documenting the plight of young children with parents addicted to alcohol and drugs". [3] [4] Controversy arose "over the idea of the non-intrusiveness of a journalist or a photographer capturing a story and the need to intervene in the lives of children at risk". Children who were photographed in Williams' series, were taken into protective services after publication of his photos. [5] [6]

Awards

Williams won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Headliner Award, [1] National Press Photographers Association Award, [1] Pictures of the Year Contest (First Place, Newspaper Issue Reporting, 1997), [7] [8] [9] the National Press Photographers Association National Monthly Clip Contest, [3] and the National Association of Black Journalists Journalist of the Year award (1998). [10]

Professional organizations

Williams is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Press Photographers Association. [3]

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  2. 1 2 3 Peterson, Deborah (2 August 1994). "Diverse Visions". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. pp. 1D, 5D. Retrieved 1 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Prize Winners : The 1998 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography - Clarence Williams of Los Angeles Times". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 1 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Pulitzers". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 15 April 1998. p. A9. Retrieved 2 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 214. ISBN   9781573561112 . Retrieved 1 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ "1998 Pulitzer - Feature Photography". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ "Moments of Truth". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. 18 July 1997. p. 1, Baylife. Retrieved 2 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ Kreisel, Martha (2006). Photography Books Index III: A Subject Guide to Photo Anthologies. Scarecrow Press. p. 353. ISBN   9780810856936 . Retrieved 2 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "Complete List of Winners of the 54th Annual Pictures of the Year". Pictures of the Year. Retrieved 2 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ "Past Special Honors Recipients". National Association of Black Journalists. Retrieved 2 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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