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James Alexander (Alex) Brandon (June 22, 1961) is an American photojournalist.[1]. He contributed to 2005 coverage that won two Pulitzer Prizes in 2006 for the Times-Picayune for coverage of Hurricane Katrina[2], and to Associated Press coverage that won a 2021 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Black Lives Matter protests[3]. He is currently a staff photographer for the Associated Press in Washington, DC[4]. Brandon shoots worldwide, on various subjects such as Washington, D.C. based sports, the U.S. military, and Presidential campaigns.
Life and Work
[edit]After graduating from the University of Missouri[5], Brandon began working as a photographer at the Arkansas Democrat[6]. In 1987, he covered a three-month expedition to Mount Everest[7]
Beginning in 1993, Brandon worked for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. During that time, he covered two Super Bowls, the United Nations mission to Bosnia and Albania[8], military training exercises[9], and Gulf Coast hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina. For the latter, he was part of the team at the Times-Picayune that was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes[10]. His work photographing and rescuing people from their flooded homes in the Lower Ninth Ward was covered in the National Geographic Hurricane Katrina Commemorative Collection[11]
He began work at the Associated Press in 2006[12], working in New Orleans[13], Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. He traveled with Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign[14], and since joining the AP staff in Washington, frequently travels with the White House, State Department, and Department of Defense. He was part of the team awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for his photographs of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, DC[15].
Awards/Recognitions
[edit]- 2005Pulitzer Prize for Public Service while working at the Times-Picayune : [16]
- 2005Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting while working at the Times-Picayune : [17]
- 2021Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography while working at the Associated Press : [18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alex Brandon - personal website".
- ^ "2006 Pulitzer Prizes".
- ^ "The 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography".
- ^ "Alex Brandon Biography".
- ^ "University of Missouri - Notable Alumni". 2024.
- ^ "alex%20brandon"%20"arkansas%20democrat" "Arkansan hails effort on Everest".
- ^ "Everest Trip Called Success". The Daily World. June 4, 1987. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bosnia: many recall better days before war". Times-Picayune. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Soldiers relieved but war realities are unsettling". Times-Picayune. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "2006 Pulitzer Prizes".
- ^ "Hurricane Katrina Commemorative Collection". Amazon.
- ^ "AP Newsroom Archive - Alex Brandon, 2006". Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Brandon, Alex. "Images Evoke Memories and Emotions".
- ^ "Alex Brandon at the Clinton School". YouTube. March 15, 2020.
- ^ "The 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography".
- ^ "2006 Pulitzer Prizes".
- ^ "2006 Pulitzer Prizes".
- ^ "The 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography".
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Category:1961 births
Category:American photojournalists
Category:Living people
Category:People from Little Rock, Arkansas
Category:Pulitzer Prize winners for journalism
Category:21st-century American photographers
Category:21st-century American journalists
Category:Associated Press photographers