Perspective | Stepping away from the national stage, a photographer returns to Midwest roots Washington Post photographer Matt McClain goes back to his roots to photograph a small Midwestern town’s county fair. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/09/05/stepping-away-from-the-national-stage-a-photographer-returns-to-midwest-roots/ Washington Post staff photographer Matt McClain often finds himself photographing some of the biggest players in politics. Earlier this…
Perspective | Interpreting tragedy: Photographing the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting The Washington Post’s Matt McClain photographs life on the Strip after the shooting in downtown Las Vegas. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/10/11/interpreting-tragedy-photographing-the-aftermath-of-the-las-vegas-shooting/ According to the Gun Violence Archive, last week’s mass shooting in Las Vegas was the 278th so far this year. For Washington Post photographer Matt…
PHOTOJOURNALISM Matt McClain of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver receives $10,000 and a trophy for his portfolio of complex and memorable images, which chronicled the story of a town devastated by a tornado and helped make Colorado’s energy rush real to readers. Finalists: Sam Dean, The Roanoke (Va.) Times, and John Moore, Getty Images…
