Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography has been awarded since 1968 for a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album.

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Pulitzer Prize - 1968

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List of winners:

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• 1968: Toshio Sakai, United Press International, for his Vietnam War combat photograph, "Dreams of Better Times."
• 1969: Moneta Sleet Jr. of Ebony magazine, for his photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow and child, taken at Dr. King's funeral.
• 1970: Dallas Kinney, Palm Beach Post (Florida), for his portfolio of pictures of Florida migrant workers, "Migration to Misery."
• 1971: Jack Dykinga, Chicago Sun-Times, for his dramatic and sensitive photographs at the Lincoln and Dixon State Schools for the Retarded in Illinois.
• 1972: Dave Kennerly, United Press International, for his dramatic photographs of the Vietnam War in 1971.
• 1973: Brian Lanker, Topeka Capital-Journal, for his sequence on child birth, as exemplified by his photograph, "Moment of Life."
• 1974: Slava Veder, Associated Press, for his picture of the return of an American prisoner of war from captivity in North Vietnam.
• 1975: Matthew Lewis, Washington Post, for his photographs in color and black and white.
• 1976: Photographic staff of the Louisville Courier-Journal and Times, for a comprehensive pictorial report on busing in Louisville's schools.
• 1977: Robin Hood, Chattanooga News-Free Press, for his photograph of a disabled veteran and his child at an Armed Forces Day parade.
• 1978: J. Ross Baughman, Associated Press, for three photographs from guerrilla areas in Rhodesia.
• 1979: Staff photographers of the Boston Herald American, for photographic coverage of the blizzard of 1978.
• 1980: Erwin H. Hagler, Dallas Times Herald, for a series on the Western cowboy.
• 1981: Taro M. Yamasaki, Detroit Free Press, for his photographs of Jackson State Prison, Michigan.
• 1982: John H. White, Chicago Sun-Times, for consistently excellent work on a variety of subjects.
• 1983: James B. Dickman, Dallas Times Herald, for his telling photographs of life and death in El Salvador.
• 1984: Anthony Suau, The Denver Post, for a series of photographs which depict the tragic effects of starvation in Ethiopia and for a single photograph of a woman at her husband's gravesite on Memorial Day.
• 1985: Stan Grossfeld, Boston Globe, for his series of photographs of the famine in Ethiopia and for his pictures of illegal aliens on the Mexican border.
• 1986: Tom Gralish, The Philadelphia Inquirer, for his series of photographs of Philadelphia's homeless.
• 1987: David Peterson, Des Moines Register, for his photographs depicting the shattered dreams of American farmers.
• 1988: Michel duCille, Miami Herald, for photographs portraying the decay and subsequent rehabilitation of a housing project overrun by the drug crack.
• 1989: Manny Crisostomo, Detroit Free Press, for his series of photographs. depicting student life at Southwestern High School in Detroit.
• 1990: David C. Turnley, Detroit Free Press, for photographs of the political uprisings in China and Eastern Europe.
• 1991: William Snyder, The Dallas Morning News, for his photographs of ill and orphaned children living in subhuman conditions in Romania.
• 1992: John Kaplan, Block Newspapers, Toledo, Ohio, for his photographs depicting the diverse lifestyles of seven 21-year-olds across the United States.
• 1993: Staff of Associated Press, for its portfolio of images drawn from the 1992 presidential campaign.
• 1994: Kevin Carter, a free-lance photographer, for a picture first published in The New York Times of a starving Sudanese girl who collapsed on her way to a feeding center while a vulture waited nearby.
• 1995: Staff of Associated Press, for its portfolio of photographs chronicling the horror and devastation in Rwanda.
• 1996: Stephanie Welsh, a free-lancer, for her shocking sequence of photos, published by Newhouse News Service, of a female circumcision rite in Kenya.
• 1997: Alexander Zemlianichenko, Associated Press, for his photograph of Russian President Boris Yeltsin dancing at a rock concert during his campaign for re-election. This was originally nominated in the Spot News Photography section, but was moved by the board to Feature Photography.
• 1998: Clarence Williams, Los Angeles Times, for his powerful images documenting the plight of young children with parents addicted to alcohol and drugs.
• 1999: Staff of Associated Press, for its striking collection of photographs of the key players and events stemming from President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky and the ensuing impeachment hearings.
• 2000: Carol Guzy, Michael Williamson and Lucian Perkins, Washington Post, for their intimate and poignant images depicting the plight of the Kosovo refugees.
• 2001: Matt Rainey, Star-Ledger (New Jersey), for his emotional photographs that illustrate the care and recovery of two students critically burned in a dormitory fire at Seton Hall University.
• 2002: New York Times staff, for its photographs chronicling the pain and the perseverance of people enduring protracted conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• 2003: Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times, for his memorable portrayal of how undocumented Central American youths, often facing deadly danger, travel north to the United States.
• 2004: Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times, for her cohesive, behind-the-scenes look at the effects of civil war in Liberia, with special attention to innocent citizens caught in the conflict.