William Snyder is an American
photojournalist and former Director of Photography for ''
The Dallas Morning News
''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the '' Galvest ...
''. Snyder won a
Pulitzer Prize for
Explanatory Journalism in
1989
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along with reporter
David Hanners and artist
Karen Blessen
Karen Blessen (born 1951) is an American graphic artist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 1989 for work together with David Hanners and William Snyder on a special section called "Anatomy of an Air Crash." She was the first ...
for their special report on a 1985 airplane crash, the follow-up investigation, and the implications for air safety. In
1991
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, he won the
Pulitzer Prize for
Feature Photography for his pictures of ill and orphaned children living in desperate conditions in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. In 1993, Snyder and
Ken Geiger won the
Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
The Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography is one of the American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. From 2000 it has used the "breaking news" name but it is considered a continuation of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photogr ...
for their photographic coverage of the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona, Spain. As Photo Director he oversaw the ''Morning News'' photo staff's 2006 Pulitzer-winning coverage of
Hurricane Katrina.
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/ref> In the Spring of 2008, Snyder took the buyout at ''The Dallas Morning News'' and returned to his alma mater, the Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private research university in the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional ...
, where he is now the chair in the Photojournalism BFA program.
References
http://www.williamsnyderphotography.com/
External links
Snyder Named Director of Photography
American photojournalists
Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism winners
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography winners
Living people
Rochester Institute of Technology alumni
Rochester Institute of Technology faculty
University of Michigan fellows
Year of birth missing (living people)
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