Carolyn Van Houten is an American photojournalist who works for The Washington Post. She has won Newspaper Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International (2016); Excellence in Photojournalism award from NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists (2017), Robert Capa Gold Medal (2018), and Photography - International category, Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (2019).

Life and work

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Van Houten grew up on a farm in rural North Carolina. She studied journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]

She has worked as a photo intern at National Geographic, and a staff photojournalist at the San Antonio Express-News covering south and west Texas. As of 2023 she is a staff photojournalist at The Washington Post, based in Washington, DC.[1]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About". Carolyn Van Houten. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. ^ Estrin, James (2016-03-01). "Winners of Pictures of the Year International". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. ^ Fuentes, Diana R. (2018-07-04). "Van Houten wins for 'Life in Transition'". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  4. ^ "The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2018". OPC. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  5. ^ "Winners of 2019 RFK Book and Journalism Awards | RFK Human Rights". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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