Jack William Dykinga (born January 2, 1943) is an American photographer. For 1970 work with the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' he won the annual

Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography is one of the American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. It recognizes a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or phot ...

citing "dramatic and sensitive photographs at the Lincoln and Dixon State Schools for the Retarded in Illinois."

Career

Born in Chicago, Dykinga began his career at the ''

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'', and the ''

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'' before moving to Arizona, where he joined the '' Arizona Daily Star'' and taught at the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

and

Pima Community College Pima Community College (PCC) is a public community college in Pima County, Arizona. It serves the Tucson metropolitan area with a community college district consisting of five campuses, four education centers, and several adult education learnin ...

. Dykinga left the '' Arizona Daily Star'' and photojournalism in 1985. Thanks to the support and inspiration of a friend, he started to work on a book about the

Sonoran Desert The Sonoran Desert ( es, Desierto de Sonora) is a desert in North America and ecoregion that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the southwestern United States (in Ariz ...

. The publication of ''The Sonoran Desert'' launched his new career as a nature and conservation photographer. Dykinga is a founding Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers. His work appears in ''Arizona Highways'' and ''National Geographic''. He shows at the G2 Gallery. He is on the board of the Sonoran Desert National Park Project. In 2010, Dykinga was photographer in residence at Sedona Photofest.

Personal

Dykinga lives in

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, with his wife Margaret Malley; they married in 1965. He attended

Riverside Brookfield High School Riverside Brookfield High School (RBHS) is a secondary school located directly between Riverside, Illinois, and Brookfield, Illinois, which educates grades 9-12. It serves the towns of Riverside, North Riverside, Broadview, and parts of LaGran ...

Awards and honors

* 2010: "Stone Canyon" was selected as one of "40 Best Nature Photographs of all time" by the International League of Conservation Photographers * 2011: Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year Award from the North American Nature Photography Association. * 2017: Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Nature Photography Association.

Works

* ''Frog Mountain Blues'', University of Arizona Press, 1987, * ''The Sonoran Desert'' H.N. Abrams, 1992, * ''The Secret Forest'', University of New Mexico Press, 1993, * ''Stone Canyons of the Colorado Plateau'' Abrams, 1996, * ''The Sierra Pinacate'' University of Arizona Press, 1998, * ''Desert: The Mojave and Death Valley'', Harry N. Abrams, 1999, * ''Large format nature photography'', Amphoto Books, 2001, * ''Jack Dykinga's Arizona'', Westcliffe Publishers, 2004, * ''Images: Jack Dykinga's Grand Canyon'', Arizona Highways, 2008, * ''Capture the Magic: Train Your Eye, Improve Your Photographic Composition'', Rocky Nook Publishers, 2013, * ''A Photographer's Life'', Rocky Nook Publishers, 2017,

Gallery

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References

External links

*
"Interview transcript"
Lew and Gail Steiger, ''Images of Arizona''
"Jack Dykinga: From Pulitzer to Pop-Up"
Gordon White, ''Truck Camper Magazine'' May 19, 2009 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dykinga, Jack American photojournalists 1943 births Living people Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography winners Photographers from Arizona Photographers from Illinois Artists from Chicago Chicago Sun-Times people 20th-century American photographers 21st-century American photographers