Annie Wells (born March 24, 1954) is an American photographer, winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.
Early life and education
editAnnie Wells was born on March 24, 1954.[1]
She graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in 1981,[2] and studied photojournalism at San Francisco State University[3] where she was part of a group that won the RFK public service award.
Career
editWells worked as a photographer for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat,[4] San Francisco bureau Associated Press, the Greeley Tribune in Greeley, Colorado, and the Herald Journal in Logan, Utah.[5]
She joined the Los Angeles Times in 1997.[6] In October 2008, she was laid off from the Los Angeles Times.[7]
Recognition and awards
editPersonal life
editWells is a survivor of breast cancer.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "CLARA". clara.nmwa.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "UCSC grad wins Pulitzer: 04-14-97". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Broadcasting and Journalism - Alumni Hot Shots - San Francisco State University". Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Moment of Impact". Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "1997 Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org.
- ↑ "List of L.A. Times departures *". LA Observed.
- ↑ "Included In The LAT Lay-Offs List: Annie Wells". Fishbowl LA. October 28, 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Annie Wells of The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ↑ Kenneth Kobré; Betsy Brill (2004). "Face to Face with Breast Cancer". Photojournalism: the professionals' approach. Gulf Professional Publishing. ISBN 978-0-240-80610-5.