Steve Starr
Steve Starr | |
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| Alma mater | San José State University |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography, 1970 |
Steve Starr is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American photographer.[1] He has since retired from photography, and since 2014, has served as a Third Order Franciscan Brother at Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Colorado Springs.[2]
Education
[edit | edit source]Starr attended San José State University, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 1967.
Career
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Starr worked at Associated Press bureaus in Los Angeles, New York City, Albany, New York, and Miami.
In 1970, his photograph the prior year, "Campus Guns", of armed African-American protesters leaving Willard Straight Hall at Cornell University after negotiating an end to their occupation of the building, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.[1][3][4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Starr married Marilynne Starr, whom he met as a San Jose State University student. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 2020, he began work on an autobiography about his career and experiences as a photojournalist and as a Franciscan brother.[2]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- May 4, 1970: Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography[1]
Works
[edit | edit source]- "Guns on Campus", 1969
- "Mourners at the Columbine Memorial", 1999
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c "Spot News Photography". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
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External links
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