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E. Jason Wambsgans is a photojournalist working for the Chicago Tribune . He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography for his portrait of gun violence in Chicago.
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E. Jason Wambsgans is a photojournalist working for the Chicago Tribune . He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography for his portrait of gun violence in Chicago.
Wambsgans was born in Detroit and graduated from Central Michigan University.[ citation needed ]
Wambsgans was one of three journalists awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2017. Wambsgans' Pulitzer-winning piece followed a 10-year-old Chicago gunshot victim for three months, during which time Wambsgans developed a personal relationship with the child. [1] [2]
Wambsgans has worked at the Chicago Tribune as a staff photographer since 2002 and does photo stories reflecting events in, and around, the town. Wambsgans worked on a piece about US attorney Zachary Fardon, as he resigned from his position due to President Trump asking all 46 US attorneys that were under Obama to step down in a "uniform transition". [3] Aside from his work with the Chicago Tribune, Wambsgans runs an Instagram account dedicated to black-and-white photography captured on his cellphone.
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