Scott Strazzante (born March 11, 1964) is an American photojournalist at the ''

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''. As a member of the ''

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'' staff, he co-won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for a series about faulty government regulation of dangerously defective toys, cribs and car seats.

Education

He grew up in

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and graduated from Ripon College, where he majored in business management and art (1982–86).

Career

He has been published in

National Geographic Magazine ''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widely ...

Mother Jones Magazine ''Mother Jones'' (abbreviated ''MoJo'') is an American progressive magazine that focuses on news, commentary, and investigative journalism on topics including politics, environment, human rights, health and culture. Clara Jeffery serves as edi ...

Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twi ...

, and other publications. Strazzante's Common Ground project has been published in National Geographic and made into a video by

MediaStorm MediaStorm is a New York City-based film production and interactive design studio. The company produces online news stories using high-quality photography, audio, interactivity, and video, and consults on interactive web projects. ''Seattle Post- ...

. He is a former Illinois Press Photographer Association President (2001–2010) and

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Region 5 Director and Associate Director (1999–2005). Strazzante is a prolific

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using his iPhone with Hipstamatic app.

Awards

He is an eleven-time Illinois Photographer of the Year. He was awarded National Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 2000 and National Newspaper Photographer of the Year runner-up in 2007.

References

External links

Chicago Tribune Shooting from the Hip blog

Chicago Tribune- "New York Remembers 9/11"

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