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Carolyn Cole
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Cole speaks at Ohio University (2009)
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| Born | April 24, 1961 |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin Master of Arts from Ohio University |
Carolyn Cole, born on April 24, 1961, is a talented photographer who works for the Los Angeles Times newspaper. She is known for her powerful images that show important events around the world. In 2004, she won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for her brave work covering a difficult time in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, in 2003.
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Education and Early Career
Learning Photography
Carolyn Cole studied at the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a bachelor's degree in photojournalism in 1983. Photojournalism is about telling stories with pictures for newspapers and magazines. Later, she continued her studies at Ohio University, earning a master's degree in visual communication.
Starting Her Journey
Carolyn began her career as a staff photographer in 1986 at the El Paso Herald-Post. She then worked for the San Francisco Examiner. For two years, she was a freelance photographer in Mexico City, taking pictures for big newspapers like the Los Angeles Times. In 1992, she became a staff photographer again for The Sacramento Bee before joining the Los Angeles Times in 1994.
Major Achievements and Awards
Early Recognition
Soon after joining the Los Angeles Times, Carolyn started receiving special awards for her photography. In 1994, she was recognized for her pictures of a crisis in Haiti. The next year, she was honored for her work in Russia.
Capturing Important Moments
In 1997, Carolyn's photographs from a police event in North Hollywood gained a lot of attention. Her pictures helped the Los Angeles Times win a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the event. Later that year, she was named Journalist of the Year by the Times Mirror Corporation.
Top Photography Awards
Carolyn Cole has won the National Press Photographers Association Newspaper Photographer of the Year award multiple times, first in 2002 and again in 2004 and 2007. This award recognizes the best newspaper photographers.
In 2003, she traveled to Liberia during a civil conflict. Her photos showed the effects of the conflict on everyday people, especially innocent citizens. These powerful images earned her the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize is one of the highest honors for journalists and photographers. She also received the 2003 George Polk Award for photojournalism.
A Historic Year
The year 2004 was very special for Carolyn. She won the NPPA Newspaper Photographer of the Year award for a second time for her work in both Liberia and Iraq. She also won the Pictures of the Year International Newspaper Photographer award from the University of Missouri's Missouri School of Journalism. This made her the first person to win all three of America's top photojournalism awards in the same year! During 2004, she also photographed events in Haiti.
Carolyn has also received the Robert Capa Gold Medal from the Overseas Press Club twice, in 2003 and 2004. She also won two World Press Photo awards in 2004.
Covering Global Events
Reporting from Conflict Zones
Carolyn Cole has traveled to many places to cover important news. In 1999, she was in Kosovo during a crisis. In 2001, she spent two months in Afghanistan, capturing images of the situation there.
Inside the Church of the Nativity
In 2002, Carolyn covered a difficult situation at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Palestinian people had taken shelter inside the building. Carolyn made a brave decision to join a group of peace activists who entered the church. For nine days, she was the only photojournalist inside the building, taking pictures and sending stories back to the Los Angeles Times. Her unique photos from inside the church earned her a nomination for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize.
