Manny Crisostomo (born November 28, 1958) is a prolific photojournalist, the only

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Winner from

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Biography

He was born in Sinajana, Guam, and attended Father Duenas Memorial School. He studied at the

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and later — at the

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. During his school years, he interned at ''the

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'' and worked for ''the Newson'' as a reporter. However, he was rejected from a full-time position at ''the PDN'' by the chief editor and offered a position of a technician in a photo laboratory. Due to this assignment, he grew interested in photography and soon became a photojournalist. As a staff member, he worked for ''the Columbia Missourian'', then joined the ''Jackson Citizen-Patriot'' and ''the Detroit Free-Press'' as a photographer. His publications also appeared in ''

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'', etc. In 1986 Crisostomo co-authored the book "Main Street: A portrait of Small-Town Michigan". In 1987 he edited "Moving Pictures: A Look at Detroit from High Atop the People Mover". By 1988, he won several important awards as a reporter. In 1987–1988 at ''the Detroit Free Press'' he worked for 40 weeks on a series about student life at Southwestern High School. In a city full of violence, he tried to show ordinary kids and their life. The photographs were supported with a 12-page article "A Class Act, the Life and Times of Southwest High School". In 1989, the series was honoured with the

for feature photography. The money received for the award Crisostomo donated to the school. In 1992 he published "Legacy of Guam: I Kustumbren Chamoru", dedicated to his motherland. As of 2020, Crisostomo works at ''

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''. In 2020 he published his fourth book "Echoes in the Dance". In 2022, he had an exhibition "Pacific Gathering" at the East-West Center Gallery.

Works

* "Main Street: A portrait of Small-Town Michigan". Detroit Free Press, 1986. * "Moving Pictures: A Look at Detroit from High Atop the People Mover". Detroit Free Press, 1987. * "Legacy of Guam: I Kustumbren Chamoru", Legacy Publications, 1992. * "Echoes in the Dance" 2020.

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Literature

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