Lynn Johnson (photographer)

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Lynn Johnson
Born1953
Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.
Alma mater Rochester Institute of Technology
OccupationDocumentary photographer
Website http://www.lynnjohnsonphoto.com

Lynn Johnson (born 1953) [1] is an American photographer known for her contributions to National Geographic , Sports Illustrated and Life among others. Johnson is known for photographing vanishing languages and challenges to the human condition, with a focus on Africa and Asia. [2]

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Biography

Johnson received her bachelor's degree in photojournalism in 1975 from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Upon graduating she became the first woman staff photographer at the Pittsburgh Press , until departing in 1982 to pursue freelance work with Black Star Publishing Company and the Aurora photo agency. [3] In 1984 the University of Pittsburgh Press published her book Pittsburgh Moments. [4] She photographed Fred Rogers several times between 1980 and the early 2000s, and her photographs of Rogers were featured in the 2018 documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? [3] Johnson's photos of and working relationship with Rogers appeared in an NPR photo story titled "The Man Behind Mister Rogers, Away From The Neighborhood Of Make-Believe." [5]

After working for nearly 30 years as a photojournalist, Johnson attended Ohio University's School of Visual Communications in the Scripps College of Communication as a master's student and recipient of the school's Knight Fellowship, graduating in 2004. [3] In 2011 she donated her collection of analogue film photography to the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections at Ohio University Libraries. [3]

Johnson is a recipient of Golden Quill awards in photojournalism [6] and World Press Photo Awards in 1985, [7] 1988 [8] and 1992. [9] In 2013 she was selected by her peers to win the National Geographic Photographer's Photographer award. [10] In 2019 she was awarded the National Geographic's Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Science Media, highlighting scientifically rigorous storytelling related to environmental and conservation issues. [11]

Since 2013, Johnson has been a visiting professional at Syracuse University in the multimedia photography and design department (MPD). [12]

Notable works

Winner, Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Coverage of the Disadvantaged, 1985 [13]

Finalist, Pulitzer for Explanatory Reporting to National Geographic Magazine's Gender Revolution issue, 2017 [14]

Her work has appeared in the following books: [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Johnson, Lynn, 1953-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Society, National Geographic. "Lynn Johnson Biography :: National Geographic's Women of Vision". National Geographic's Women of Vision. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Libraries, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections and Digital Initiatives | Ohio University (2022-03-24). "The Lynn Johnson Collection". ArcGIS StoryMaps. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Lynn; Levinson, Joel B. (1984). Pittsburgh Moments. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN   978-0-8229-3501-8.
  5. ↑ Newman, Cathy (2020-02-08). "The Man Behind Mister Rogers, Away From The Neighborhood Of Make-Believe". NPR. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  6. ↑ "16th annual Golden Quill Awards slide for Lynn Johnson with the Pittsburgh Press, 1979". Ohio University Libraries Digital Archival Collections. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  7. ↑ "1985 Photo Contest, Daily Life, 3rd prize: Lynn Johnson". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  8. ↑ "1988 Photo Contest, Science & Technology, 3rd prize: Lynn Johnson". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  9. ↑ "1992 Photo Contest, Science & Technology, 2nd prize: Lynn Johnson". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  10. ↑ "Lynn Johnson". National Geographic Expeditions. 2018-05-16. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  11. ↑ "Meet Lynn Johnson, National Geographic Photographer and 2019 Eliza Scidmore Award Recipient". National Geographic Society Newsroom. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  12. ↑ "Acclaimed Photographer Lynn Johnson Will Teach at Newhouse School | Syracuse University News". 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  13. ↑ "Lynn Johnson on the Heroic Nature of Humanity". Photography. 2013-10-15. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  14. ↑ "Finalist: Maggie Steber and Lynn Johnson of National Geographic" . Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  15. ↑ "About". Lynn Johnson. Retrieved 2022-03-30.


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