Awards & Winners

Michael Williamson

Date of Birth 08-June-1957
Place of Birth Washington, D.C.
(United States of America, United States, with Territories, Contiguous United States, Area code 202)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Michael S. Williamson
Profession Photographer, Photojournalist, Author, Writer
Michael Williamson b. 1957, is an American photojournalist who has won two Pulitzer Prizes. With writer Dale Maharidge, he is co-author of the book And Their Children After Them, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1990. That book, and another written with Maharidge, Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass, were produced while both men were on the staff of the Sacramento Bee. Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen credited Journey to Nowhere as an inspiration for two songs from his album The Ghost of Tom Joad, "Youngstown" and "The New Timer". The book was re-released in 1995 with a forward by Springsteen. Other books by Maharidge and Williamson are: "The Last Great American Hobo", "Homeland", and "Denison, Iowa". In 1993, Williamson became a staff photographer for the Washington Post. Photos he took on assignment in Kosovo, along with the work of Post colleagues Carol Guzy and Lucian Perkins, led to Williamson's share of another Pulitzer in 2000. That same year, he was named Photographer of the Year by the White House News Photographer's Association. Orphaned at an early age, Williamson grew up in a series of foster homes, a circumstance to which he attributes his interest in the poor and the downtrodden.

Awards by Michael Williamson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Michael Williamson.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
For his portfolio of pictures exploring the multi-faceted impact of the nation\u2019s food stamp program on 47 million recipients

2000


Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
(For their intimate and poignant images depicting the plight of the Kosovo refugees.)

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
For their intimate and poignant images depicting the plight of the Kosovo refugees.

1998


World Press Photo Award for People in the News
Honored for : Washington Babylon
(Stories)

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Press Photo Award for People in the News Washington Babylon
Stories

1990


Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Honored for : And Their Children After Them

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction And Their Children After Them

1983


World Press Photo Award for Daily Life
Honored for : 1983 World Press Photo Award for Daily Life winning portfolio
(Stories)

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Press Photo Award for Daily Life 1983 World Press Photo Award for Daily Life winning portfolio
Stories