Clarence J. Williams (January 22, 1967) is an American photojournalist who worked for the ''

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'' from 1996 to 2003. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for feature photography.

Biography

Born in 1967 in

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, Williams received his

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degree from

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in 1992. He began his career working as a photographic intern for the ''

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'' in 1992, and also interned with the ''

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'', and with the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1994. He then worked as a staff photographer at the ''Reston Times Community Newspapers'', before being hired as a staff photographer for the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1996.

Pulitzer Prize

In 1998, Williams won the Pulitzer Prize for his "powerful images documenting the plight of young children with parents addicted to alcohol and drugs". Controversy arose "over the idea of the non-intrusiveness of a journalist or a photographer capturing a story and the need to intervene in the lives of children at risk". Children who were photographed in Williams' series, were taken into protective services after publication of his photos.

Awards

Williams won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Headliner Award, National Press Photographers Association Award,

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Contest (First Place, Newspaper Issue Reporting, 1997), the National Press Photographers Association National Monthly Clip Contest, and the National Association of Black Journalists Journalist of the Year award (1998).

Professional organizations

Williams is a member of the

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and the

National Press Photographers Association The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is an American professional association made up of still photographers, television videographers, editors, and students in the journalism field. Founded in 1946, the organization is based in at ...

References

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