Cheryl Diaz Meyer is an independent photojournalist based in Washington, D.C., who won the

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for Breaking News Photography with

David Leeson David Leeson (October 18, 1957 – April 16, 2022) was a staff photographer for ''The Dallas Morning News''. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography in 2004, together with Cheryl Diaz Meyer, for coverage of the Iraq War. He als ...

in 2004.

Biography and career

Cheryl Diaz Meyer was born on February 25, 1968, in

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and moved to the United States at the age of thirteen. She attended

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, where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in German. Diaz Meyer then attended Western Kentucky University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Photojournalism. In 1993 Diaz Meyer started off her career as a photo intern at ''

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''. A year later in 1994 she became a staff photographer for ''

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'' where she would work for five years before moving to work for ''

The Dallas Morning News ''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the ''Galvesto ...

''. Recognized for her work in war zones, Diaz Meyer wrote about her experiences for the Nieman Reports in 2006. Diaz Meyer worked as the visual editor at the

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based in

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, from 2014 to 2017. She has worked as an independent photographer based in Washington, D.C., since 2017.

Awards

In 2004, Diaz Meyer was awarded the

for Breaking News Photography with

for their photographs of the war with Iraq. Diaz Meyer was given the Visa d’Or Daily Press Award in 2003 for her coverage of the war in Iraq. She was also awarded the John Faber Award from the Overseas Press Club in 2001 for her portfolio covering the war in Afghanistan immediately after 9/11. In 2018, Diaz Meyer won the first, second, and third place prizes, as well as both Awards of Excellence in the International News Category of the Eyes of History : Still Contest, from the White House News Photographers Association. She won for her work documenting the struggles of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

References

External links

Cheryl Diaz Meyer's Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Cheryl Diaz Living people American photojournalists American women photographers Pulitzer Prize for Photography winners American women journalists 1968 births 21st-century American women Women photojournalists