ThePulitzer Prize for Feature Photography is one of the AmericanPulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. It recognizes a distinguished example offeature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album.

The Feature Photography prize was inaugurated in 1968 when the singlePulitzer Prize for Photography was replaced by the Feature prize and "Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography", renamed for "Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography" in 2000.

One Feature Photography Pulitzer has been awarded annually from 1968, with the exception of 1985, when two prizes were awarded.^[1]

Year	Image	Name(s)	Publication	Rationale
1968		Toshio Sakai	United Press International	"for hisVietnam War combat photograph, 'Dreams of Better Times.'"
1969		Moneta Sleet Jr.	Ebony	"for his photograph ofMartin Luther King Jr.'swidow andchild, taken atDr. King's funeral."
1970		Dallas Kinney	The Palm Beach Post	"for his portfolio of pictures of Floridamigrant workers, 'Migration to Misery.'"
1971		Jack Dykinga	Chicago Sun-Times	"for his dramatic and sensitive photographs at theLincoln andDixon State Schools for theretarded in Illinois."
1972		David Hume Kennerly	United Press International	"for his dramatic photographs of theVietnam War in 1971."
1973		Brian Lanker	The Topeka Capital-Journal	"for his sequence on childbirth, as exemplified by his photograph, 'Moment of Life.'"
1974		Slava Veder	Associated Press	"for hispicture of the return of anAmerican prisoner of war from captivity inNorth Vietnam."
1975		Matthew Lewis	The Washington Post	"for his photographs in color and black and white."
1976		Staff	Courier Journal	"for a comprehensive pictorial report on busing inLouisville's schools."
1977		Robin Hood	Chattanooga Times Free Press	"for his photograph of a disabled veteran and his child at anArmed Forces Day parade."
1978		J. Ross Baughman	Associated Press	"for three photographs fromguerrilla areas inRhodesia."
1979		Staff	Boston Herald	"for photographic coverage of theblizzard of 1978."
1980		Erwin Hagler	Dallas Times Herald	"for a series on the Western cowboy."
		David Kryszak	The Detroit News	"for a series on children ofCambodia."
		John Sunderland	The Denver Post	"for a series on living and dying in a hospice."
1981		Taro Yamasaki	Detroit Free Press	"for his photographs ofJackson, MichiganState Prison."
		Paul Beaver	The Clarion-Ledger	"for his photographs of theMississippi Delta region."
		Michael Hayman	The Flint Journal	"for his photographs of automobile workers."
1982		John H. White	Chicago Sun-Times	"for consistently excellent work on a variety of subjects."
		Ellis Reed	San Francisco Examiner	"for photos of life in a public housing project."
		Walter Stricklin	The Florida Times-Union	"for coverage of a family confronting the death of one of its members."
1983		James B. Dickman	Dallas Times Herald	"for his telling photographs of life and death inEl Salvador."
		Barron Ludlum	Dallas Times Herald	"for his picture story of a sick child's struggle for life."
		John H. White	Chicago Sun-Times	"for a variety of photographs depicting life inChicago."
1984		Anthony Suau	The Denver Post	"for a series of photographs which depict the tragic effects ofstarvation in Ethiopia and for a single photograph of a woman at her husband's gravesite onMemorial Day."
		Stan Grossfeld	The Boston Globe	"for his series of unusual photographs which reveal theeffects of war on the people ofLebanon."[a]
		David Woo	The Dallas Morning News	"for his series of photographs depicting the child victims of war-torn Central America."
1985		Larry C. Price	The Philadelphia Inquirer	"for his series of photographs fromAngola andEl Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants."
		Stan Grossfeld	The Boston Globe	"for his series of photographs of thefamine in Ethiopia and for his pictures ofillegal aliens on theMexican border."
		Stormi Greener	The Minnesota Star Tribune	"for her pictures of a dying girl which celebrated the girl's life."
		Sebastião Salgado	Magnum Photos	"for his dramatic photos of thefamine in Ethiopia."
			The New York Times
1986		Tom Gralish	The Philadelphia Inquirer	"for his series of photographs ofPhiladelphia's homeless."
		David Leeson	The Dallas Morning News	"for his photographs of civil strife inSouth Africa."
		Michael Wirtz	Dallas Times Herald	"for his photographs depicting the decline and despair of the American farmer."
1987		David C. Peterson	The Des Moines Register	"for his photographs depicting the shattered dreams of American farmers."
		Cheryl Nuss	The Mercury News	"for her photographs ofAIDS victims."
		April Saul	The Philadelphia Inquirer	"for her sensitive photographs of aCambodian refugee child whose mother died of cancer."
1988		Michel du Cille	Miami Herald	"for photographs portraying the decay and subsequent rehabilitation of ahousing project overrun by the drugcrack."
		Barbara Ries	USA Today	"for a photograph taken onVeterans Day at theVietnam Veterans Memorial inWashington, D.C."
		George Widman	Associated Press	"for his photograph of a homeless man inPhiladelphia."
1989		Manny Crisostomo	Detroit Free Press	"for his series of photographs depicting student life atSouthwestern High School inDetroit."
		Donna Bagby	Dallas Times Herald	"for her photograph of grievingDallas police officers at the funeral of a slain patrolman."
		Frederic Larson	San Francisco Chronicle	"for his photographs ofatomic bomb survivors inJapan."
1990		David C. Turnley	Detroit Free Press	"for photographs of thepolitical uprisings in China and Eastern Europe."
		Stormi Greener	The Minnesota Star Tribune	"for a series of photographs of a mother and her struggle to resist committing child abuse."
		Robert Hallinen	Anchorage Daily News	"for their photographs of theExxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath."
		Erik Hill
		Paul Souders
		John Tlumacki	The Boston Globe	"for photographs ofEast andWest Germans celebrating thecollapse of the Berlin Wall."
1991		William Snyder	The Dallas Morning News	"for his photographs of ill and orphaned children living in subhuman conditions inRomania."
		Ron Cortes	The Philadelphia Inquirer	"for his photographic essay about a senior citizen who returned to her former high school to complete her education."
		Jay Mather	The Sacramento Bee	"for his series of photographs depictingYosemite National Park and its visitors during the park's centennial year."
1992		John Kaplan	Block Newspapers	"for his photographs depicting the diverse lifestyles of seven 21-year-olds across the United States."
		Paul Kuroda	The Orange County Register	"for his photographs of the dangerousjourney of illegal immigrants across theU.S.-Mexican border."
		Bill Snead	The Washington Post	"for his photographs depicting the harshness and misery of theKurdish refugee camps."
1993		Staff	Associated Press	"for its portfolio of images drawn from the1992 presidential campaign."
		Yunghi Kim	The Boston Globe	"for her photographs of thefamine,war andAmerican relief efforts inSomalia."
		Staff	Associated Press	"for its photographs fromSomalia of the struggle for survival of a nation and its people."
1994		Kevin Carter	The New York Times	"for a picture first published inThe New York Times of astarving Sudanese girl who collapsed on her way to a feeding center while a vulture waited nearby."
		Stan Grossfeld	The Boston Globe	"for 'The Exhausted Earth,' a year-long series depicting the social, medical and environmental crises caused by the depletion of natural resources."
		April Saul	The Philadelphia Inquirer	"for 'American Dreamers,' her series of photographs of a working-class family coping with hardships while striving for a better life."
		Staff	Associated Press	"for its collection of images about theMiddle East, including those that illustrate the turbulent lives ofArabs andJews inIsrael."
1995		Staff	Associated Press	"for its portfolio of photographs chronicling thehorror and devastation in Rwanda."[2]
		Carl Bower	Newhouse News Service	"for his series of photographs, published byNewhouse News Service, of a woman's fight againstbreast cancer."
		Staff	Press-Telegram	"for its collection of life-affirming images, drawn from the daily activities of local residents."
1996		Stephanie Welsh	Newhouse News Service	"for her shocking sequence of photos, published byNewhouse News Service, of afemale circumcision rite inKenya."[3]
		Stan Grossfeld	The Boston Globe	"for his photographs documenting how the lives of two teenagers were transformed by thebirth of their child."
		David C. Turnley	Detroit Free Press	"for his series of portraits fromBosnia."
1997		Alexander Zemlianichenko	Associated Press	"for his photograph of Russian presidentBoris Yeltsin dancing at a rock concert during hiscampaign for re-election."[a][4]
		Jeffrey Brown	Copley Press	"for his series of photographs chronicling an illegal immigrant'sclandestine journey from Mexico to the United States."
		Jon Kral	Miami Herald	"for his photographs documenting the horrifying conditions inVenezuelan prisons."
		Michele McDonald	The Boston Globe	"for her photographs of a woman withterminal breast cancer preparing for her death."
1998		Clarence Williams	Los Angeles Times	"for his powerful images documenting the plight of young children with parentsaddicted to alcohol and drugs."[5]
		Allan Detrich	Block Newspapers	"for his revealing photographic account of a secret interstate network of individuals who aid parents and children fleeing the threat of sexual abuse."[a]
		Joseph Stefanchik	The Dallas Morning News	"for his gripping photographs depicting theeffects of war and land mines inAngola."
1999		Staff	Associated Press	"for its striking collection of photographs of the key players and events stemming fromPresident Clinton'saffair with Monica Lewinsky and the ensuingimpeachment hearings."[6]
		Daniel Anderson	The Orange County Register	"for his skillful and moving portraits of local children growing up in decaying residential motels."
		Bill Greene	The Boston Globe	"for his inspirational images that trace the work of Donald Anderson, adescendent of slaves, who helps the residents of poor Southern communities assume civic responsibility and improve their lives."
2000		Carol Guzy	The Washington Post	"for their intimate and poignant images depicting the plight of theKosovo refugees."[7]
		Candace Barbot	Miami Herald	"their photographs ofLiberty City, a neighborhood crippled by drugs and violence, which detail the community's effort to reclaim the area."
		Nuri Vallbona
		Staff	Telegram and Gazette	"for its moving photographs of the grief and devastation that followed alocal fire that killed six firefighters."
2001		Matt Rainey	The Star-Ledger	"for his emotional photographs that illustrate the care and recovery of two students critically burned in adormitory fire atSeton Hall University."[8]
		David Guttenfelder	Associated Press	"for his moving photographs ofNorth andSouth Koreans visitingrelatives they had not seen in half a century, and other images generated by theKorean governments' reunification efforts."
		Marc Piscotty	Rocky Mountain News	"for his illuminating images of suburban high school students facing adulthood."
2002		Staff	The New York Times	"for its photographs chronicling the pain and the perseverance of people enduring protractedconflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan."[9]
		J. Albert Diaz	Miami Herald	"for his diverse images portraying American life in the sprawl ofSouth Florida'sBroward County."
		Hilda Perez	Sun Sentinel	"for their compelling and explanatory images illustrating the devastating impact ofAIDS in the Caribbean."
		Mike Stocker
		Enrique Valentin
2003		Don Barletti	The New York Times	"for his memorable portrayal of howundocumentedCentral American youths, often facing deadly danger,travel north to the United States."[10]
		Matt Black	Los Angeles Times	"for his striking images that documented the little known legacy of black sharecroppers who migrated to California'sSan Joaquin Valley during theDepression."
		Brad Clift	Hartford Courant	"for 'Heroin Town,' his dramatic pictures that spotlighted heroin addiction in aConnecticut city and helped produce positive change."
2004		Carolyn Cole	Los Angeles Times	"for her cohesive, behind-the-scenes look at the effects ofcivil war in Liberia, with special attention to innocent citizens caught in the conflict."[11]
		Pauline Lubens	The Mercury News	"for their imaginative and sophisticated coverage ofCalifornia's extraordinary recall election."
		Dai Sugano
		Patrick Tehan
		Damir Sagolj	Reuters	"for his unforgettable picture of a burly American medic inIraq cuddling a child whose mother had just beenkilled in a crossfire."[b]
2005		Deanne Fitzmaurice	San Francisco Chronicle	"for her sensitive photo essay on anOakland hospital's effort to mend anIraqi boy nearly killed by an explosion."[12]
		Jim Gehrz	The Minnesota Star Tribune	"for his poignant portrait of a woman soldier's struggle to recover from grave shrapnel wounds to her head."
		Luis Sinco	Los Angeles Times	"for his iconic photograph of an exhaustedU.S. Marine's face after a daylongbattle in Iraq."
2006		Todd Heisler	Rocky Mountain News	"for his haunting, behind-the-scenes look at funerals for ColoradoMarines who return fromIraq in caskets."[13]
		Mike Stocker	Sun Sentinel	"for his imaginative exploration ofHolocaust survivors as Judaism faces a new century."
		Damon Winter	Los Angeles Times	"for his sensitive portrayal of two remoteEskimo villages coping with memories of sexual abuse by a missionary 30 years ago."
2007		Renée C. Byer	The Sacramento Bee	"for her intimate portrayal of a single mother and her young son as he loses hisbattle with cancer."[14]
		Mary Calvert	The Washington Times	"for her haunting depiction ofSub-Sahara African women afflicted withfistula after childbirth."
		Gary Coronado	The Palm Beach Post	"for his vivid images ofCentral Americans who, desperate toenter America illegally, risk their lives leaping onMexican freight trains rumbling northward."
2008		Preston Gannaway	Concord Monitor	"for her intimate chronicle of a family coping with a parent'sterminal illness."[15]
		David Guttenfelder	Associated Press	"for his harrowing portfolio of Vietnamese children afflicted by the toxic legacy ofAgent Orange, three decades after theVietnam War ended."
		Mona Reeder	The Dallas Morning News	"for her memorable pictures of disadvantagedTexans hidden amid the state's economic abundance."
2009		Damon Winter	The New York Times	"for his memorable array of pictures deftly capturing multiple facets ofBarack Obama's presidential campaign."[16]
		Carol Guzy	The Washington Post	"for her powerfully intimate coverage of the perils and sorrow of childbirth inSierra Leone, where women face the world's highest rate ofmaternal mortality."
		Sonya Hebert	The Dallas Morning News	"for her empathetic portrait ofpalliative care in a Texas medical center asterminally ill patients cope with the end of their lives."
2010		Craig F. Walker	The Denver Post	"for his intimate portrait of a teenager who joins theArmy at the height ofinsurgent violence in Iraq, poignantly searching for meaning and manhood."[17]
		Mary Calvert	The Washington Times	"for her courageous work published inThe Washington Times that vividly documents how rapes, by the tens of thousands, have become aweapon of war inCongo."
		Robert Cohen	St. Louis Post-Dispatch	"for his sensitive portrayal of homeless suburban families camping in motels during the recession, often recording memorable emotional moments."
2011		Barbara Davidson	Los Angeles Times	"for her intimate story of innocent victims trapped inthe city's crossfire of deadlygang violence."[18][19][20]
		Todd Heisler	The New York Times	"for his sensitive portrayal of a largeColombian clan carrying a genetic mutation that causesAlzheimer's disease in early middle age."
		Greg Kahn	Naples Daily News	"for his pictures that show the mixedimpact of the recession inFlorida's loss of jobs and homes for some but profit for others."
2012		Craig F. Walker	The Denver Post	"for his compassionate chronicle of an honorably discharged veteran, home fromIraq and struggling with a severe case ofpost-traumatic stress, images that enable viewers to better grasp a national issue."[21][22][23]
		Ng Han Guan	Associated Press	"for their extraordinary portrayal of daily life inside the reclusive nation ofNorth Korea, including scenes after thedeath of Kim Jong Il."
		David Guttenfelder
		Rafael Wober
		Francine Orr	Los Angeles Times	"for her poignant portrait of the suffering by desperate families and misunderstood children who live withautism."
2013		Javier Manzano	Agence France-Presse	"for his extraordinary picture, distributed byAgence France-Presse, of twoSyrian rebel soldiers tensely guarding their position as beams of light stream through bullet holes in a nearby metal wall."[24]
		Liz Baylen	Los Angeles Times	"for her intimate essay, shot in shadowy black and white, documenting the shattered lives of people entangled inprescription drug abuse."
		Renée C. Byer	The Sacramento Bee	"for her heartwarming photographs of a grandfather raising three grandchildren after the violent death of his daughter and the loss of his wife to cancer."
2014		Josh Haner	The New York Times	"for his moving essay on aBoston Marathon bomb blast victim who lost most of both legs and now is painfully rebuilding his life."[25][26]
		Lacy Atkins	San Francisco Chronicle	"for her revealing portrait of anOakland school's efforts to help African-American boys avoid neighborhood risks and profit from education."
		Michael Williamson	The Washington Post	"for his portfolio of pictures exploring the multi-faceted impact of the nation'sfood stamp program on 47 million recipients."
2015		Daniel Berehulak	The New York Times	"for his gripping, courageous photographs of theEbola epidemic in West Africa."[27][28][29]
		Bülent Kılıç	Agence France-Presse	"for his compelling photographs ofKurds fleeingISIS attacks in small Kurdish towns on theSyrian-Turkish border."
		Lisa Krantz	San Antonio Express-News	"for chilling photographs that document the hard roadCentral American migrants must follow toseek refuge in the United States."
		Jerry Lara
		Bob Owen
2016		Jessica Rinaldi	The Boston Globe	"for the raw and revealing photographic story of a boy who strives to find his footing after abuse by those he trusted."[30]
		Jessica Rinaldi	The Boston Globe	"for photographs that put a human face to theAmerican opioid epidemic by chronicling the struggles of a single addict inMassachusetts."
		Staff	The Post and Courier	"for photographs that tell from many angles the story of a racially motivated church shooting and its sorrowful but sometimes also heartening aftermath."
2017		E. Jason Wambsgans	Chicago Tribune	"for a superb portrayal of a 10-year-old boy and his mother striving to put the boy's life back together after he survived a shooting inChicago."[31][32][33]
		Katie Falkenberg	Los Angeles Times	"for a photo essay from the front lines ofBrazil's war on Zika that showed the vulnerability, fear and love of mothers coping with the crisis."
		Jake May	The Flint Journal	"for striking, wonderfully conceived photographs fromFlint's contaminated-water crisis that told a challenging story in human terms."
2018		Staff	Reuters	"for shocking photographs that exposed the world to the violenceRohingya refugees faced in fleeingMyanmar."[b][34][35]
		Kevin Frayer	Getty Images	"for profoundly moving and historic pictures that portrayedRohingya Muslims with dignity and grace as they fledethnic cleansing inMyanmar."
		Meridith Kohut	The New York Times	"for wrenching images from the streets, homes and hospitals ofVenezuela, wheregovernment policies have resulted in widespread malnutrition and starvation of children."
		Lisa Krantz	San Antonio Express-News	"for intimate, poetic images that captured the vibrant life of a boy born with anincurable, rare disorder, and his physical, spiritual and emotional journey."
2019		Lorenzo Tugnoli	The Washington Post	"for brilliant photo storytelling of the tragicfamine in Yemen, shown through images in which beauty and composure were intertwined with devastation."[b][36]
		Lynn Johnson	National Geographic	"for a compelling, dignified photo narrative that provides an intimate look at the youngestface transplant recipient in the U.S."
		Maggie Steber
		Craig F. Walker	The Boston Globe	"for superb photography and sophisticated visual storytelling that brought understanding to the story of a young boy living with a complexdevelopmental disability."
2020		Channi Anand	Associated Press	"for striking images captured during acommunications blackout inKashmir depicting life in the contested territory asIndiastripped it of its semi-autonomy."[37]
		Mukhtar Khan
		Dar Yasin
		Mary Calvert	The New York Times	"for work published byThe New York Times andYahoo News that look intimately at malesexual assault survivors in the armed forces, and the lasting effects of trauma on them and their families."
			Yahoo News
		Erin Clark	The Boston Globe	"for respectful and compassionate photography of a workingMaine family as it falls into homelessness and finds new housing,albeit precarious."
2021		Emilio Morenatti	Associated Press	"for a poignant series of photographs that takes viewers into the lives of the elderly inSpain struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic."[38]
		Tyler Hicks	The New York Times	"for searing images that capture the toll of thecoronavirus deep in Brazil's Amazon, and how it ravaged the region's indigenous people."
		Staff	Getty Images	"for thorough coverage of theimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global community."
2022		Adnan Abidi	Reuters	"for images ofCOVID's toll in India that balanced intimacy and devastation, while offering viewers a heightened sense of place."[b][39]
		Amit Dave
		Sanna Irshad Mattoo
		Danish Siddiqui
		Gabrielle Lurie	San Francisco Chronicle	"for intimate and harrowing images of a mother's attempts to care for her homeless, drug-addicted daughter."
		Staff	Reuters	"for images of climate change collected around the globe, effectively portraying extreme and dangerousnatural events as common and widespread threats to human life."
2023		Christina House	Los Angeles Times	"for an intimate look into the life of a pregnant 22-year-old woman living on the street in a tent—images that show her emotional vulnerability as she tries and ultimately loses the struggle to raise her child."[40]
		Stephen Lam	San Francisco Chronicle	"for their painstaking documentation offentanyl addiction in the city that led officials to createsupervised drug consumption locations and voters to approve an oversight commission for the homeless hotels where 40% of overdoses occur."
		Gabrielle Lurie
		Staff	Associated Press	"for images capturing the vulnerability, trauma and defiance of elderlyUkrainians caught in theRussian invasion, many of them unable or unwilling to flee the carnage. "
2024		Staff	Associated Press	"for poignant photographs chronicling unprecedented masses of migrants and theirarduous journey north fromColombia to theborder of the United States."[41]
		Nanna Heitmann	The New York Times	"for illuminating photographs portraying a generation living under PresidentVladimir Putin'sresurgent nationalism whileRussia is at war in Ukraine."
		Hannah Reyes Morales	The New York Times	"for a creative series of photographs documenting a 'youthquake' occurring inAfrica where, by 2050, the continent will account for one-quarter of the world's population and one-third of its young people."
2025		Moises Saman	The New Yorker	"for his haunting black and white images ofSednaya Prison inSyria that capture the traumatic legacy ofAssad'storture chambers, forcing viewers to confront the raw horrors faced by prisoners and contemplate the scars on society."[b]
		Lynsey Addario	The New York Times	"for her sensitive and wrenching photo essay of a youngUkrainian girl with arare eye cancer whose treatment wasthwarted by the war."
		Staff	Associated Press	"for their brave and gripping imagery fromGaza that steps back from the front lines to chronicle daily life as it continues in awar zone."

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