Sharon J. Wohlmuth (born Sharon J. Josolowitz; September 25, 1946 – February 12 or 13, 2022) was an American prize-winning photographer and co-author of 11 books. Wohlmuth earned her BFA in Photography from

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. She was the only photojournalist to make ''

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'' bestsellers list three times. After being hired as the second woman photographer for ''

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'' Wohlmuth worked there for 20 years, winning multiple awards including the World Press Photo Competition Feature Award, the Sigma Delta Chi Best Feature Photograph, and was a

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finalist at

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. Wohlmuth was also on the Inquirer team which won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the

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disaster. In 1994, Wohlmuth teamed up with essayist Carol Saline to produce the book ''Sisters'' which spent 63 weeks on ''The New York Times'' bestseller list. After the runaway success of her first book, Wohlmuth and Saline cooperated to produce two more books in the trilogy, ''Mothers & Daughters'' and ''Best Friends''. Wohlmuth has also co-authored six books in the popular ''

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'' series, and, in 2004, released a new 10th anniversary edition of ''Sisters''. Her most recent book was entitled '' A Day in the Life of the American Woman: How We See Ourselves''. Besides books, Wohlmuth's work has also appeared in national publications such as ''

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'', '' McCall's Good Housekeeping'', '' Camera 35'' and more. Her photographs were featured in the highly successful

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"To Us" national television advertising campaigns for several years. This was followed by another partnership with the company for a holiday-themed television commercial that Wohlmuth co-produced as well as photographed. Her national television appearances include interviews on ''

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''. Wohlmuth was married to former publishing mogul Lawrence Teacher. Wohlmuth died at her home in Rittenhouse Square in

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on 12 or 13 February 2022 at the age of 75.

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