Tag: April Saul

  • NPPA Announces Seven 2013 Short Grant Winners

    NPPA Announces Seven 2013 Short Grant Winners

    Seven talented photojournalists will be receiving $3,000 each to work on photography projects as winners of the 2013 NPPA Short Grants Competition. The winners are Matt Black, Diane Weiss, April Saul, Cengiz Yar Jr., John Locher, William Plowman, and Loga

    via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/nppa-announces-seven-2013-short-grant-winners

    Seven talented photojournalists will be receiving $3,000 each to work on photography projects as winners of the 2013 NPPA Short Grants Competition. The winners are Matt Black, Diane Weiss, April Saul, Cengiz Yar Jr., John Locher, William Plowman, and Logan Mock-Bunting.

  • Photo Journal: April Saul

    Photo Journal: April Saul

    July 29, 2013By Jim ColtonFamily first! It’s an adage we’ve heard all our lives and in all industries. But what if you’re an aspiring female photojournalist in the 1970’s and a preeminent photographer tells you, “If you want to do what I do, you can’t get

    via NPPA: https://nppa.org/page/photo-journal-april-saul

    “I would love to say it’s been easy being a woman in this business, but it was hard from the get-go,” says Saul. “Being a single mother for over 20 years has also defined me. The good news was my children made me a better person and a better photojournalist.  And that being a mother did not destroy my career; it only forced me to tell stories closer to home.”

  • 2012 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism


    Link: 2012 Press Release | Journalism Center on Children & Families

    A playful 9-year-old, walking home to feed his parakeets, was shot and blinded by a bullet meant for someone else. April Saul’s photographic narrative documents the struggles of Jorge Caragena and his family who were traumatized by gun violence in the streets of Camden, N.J. As a result of this coverage, a local charity helped Jorge move to a new house in a safer neighborhood, readers donated money and the Camden Police Chief became the boy’s friend and mentor.

    via NPPA