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Michael Williamson (born 1957) is an Americanphotojournalist. He has won twoPulitzer Prizes.
Of the books he has made with writerDale Maharidge while both men were on the staff of theSacramento Bee,And Their Children After Them won thePulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1990[1] andJourney to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass was credited by singer-songwriterBruce Springsteen as an inspiration for two songs from his albumThe Ghost of Tom Joad, "Youngstown" and "The New Timer".[2][3]
In 1993, Williamson became a staff photographer forThe Washington Post. Photos he took on assignment inKosovo, along with the work of Post colleaguesCarol Guzy andLucian Perkins, led to Williamson's share of another Pulitzer in 2000.[citation needed][4]
In 1995 while at The Washington Post Williamson was recognized as Newspaper Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) and the University of Missouri's Pictures of the Year International (POYi).[5] In 2017 the NPPA honored Williamson with the Sprague Award for commitment to the craft of visual journalism and education.[6] Williamson retired from The Washington Post in 2025.[7]
Orphaned at an early age, Williamson grew up in a series of foster homes, a circumstance to which he attributes his interest in the poor and the downtrodden.[8]
He was married three times and has three daughters.
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