Jay Mather | |
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| Born | (1946-04-22)April 22, 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
Jay Mather is aPulitzer Prize awarded photojournalist who worked forCourier-Journal and for Yosemite Association.[1][2]
Jay Mather started his career in photojournalism in 1969—1970 while he was volunteering for theUnited States Peace Corps inMalaysia. In 1979, he got the position of a photojournalist in theCourier-Journal. A year later, he won thePulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his collaboration with journalistJoel Brinkley covering the waning period of theKhmer Rouge inCambodia. In 1981, Mather received aRobert F. Kennedy Award for his photo essay "She Ain't Stopping Now” about the disadvantaged. During his work, he covered official visits ofMother Teresa,Pope John Paul II, and USA presidentBill Clinton.[2]
The photographer joined theSacramento Bee in 1986. Two years later, he moved toCalifornia to focus on alandscape photography. He published the book "Yosemite, Landscape of Life" in collaboration with the Yosemite Association in 1990. A year after, he was nominated for thePulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his “series of photographs depicting Yosemite National Park and its visitors during the park's centennial year”.[3][4][5][6]
In 2009, Mather and journalist Joel Brinkley began working on the bookCambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land. They visited Cambodia again to capture the current state of the country. Beside that photojournalists' essays from Cambodia were exhibited at theUniversity of Louisville and thePortland Museum[failed verification].[7][8]
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