Mary Chind-Willie

Mary Chind-Willie (born May 29, 1967)[1] is a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer.[2]

Mary Chind-Willie
Born (1967-05-29) May 29, 1967
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPhotographer
SpouseTroy Willie

Biography

Chind-Willie was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She is a 1989 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in graphic design and communications.[1] Currently, she lives in an in Altoona, Iowa with her husband, Troy Willie.[3]

Career

Chind-Willie is an independent photographer working in Iowa. In 1999 she joined the Des Moines Register where she worked until 2014. Previously Chind-Willie has worked for The Sierra Vista Herald as well as The Tucson Citizen.[4]

Awards

While working for the Des Moines Register, Chind-Willie won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for a photo showing a construction worker, Jason Oglesbee, attempting to rescue Patricia Ralph-Neely from a flooded river.[5][6] The Pulitzer Prizes described the photograph as "the heart stopping moment when a rescuer dangling in a makeshift harness tries to save a woman trapped in the foaming water beneath a dam."[7] Attempts to rescue the woman, trapped in the turbulence of water churning underneath a dam had been futile, so Oglesbee wrapped himself in chains and had a construction crane lower him to within reach of the woman. In the photograph, you don't see the woman, but simply her outstretched hand. Ultimately, she was saved.[8]

References
  1. Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich (2014-01-12). Key Images of American Life: Pulitzer Prize Winning Pictures. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783643905185.
  2. "Register photographer Mary Chind wins Pulitzer Prize". desmoinesregister. The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. "Polk County Marriage Listings | DesMoinesRegister.com". data.desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  4. "Mary Chind". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  5. "The Pulitzer Prizes". Lens Blog. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  6. "Photo Pulitzer Prize Winners: Mary Chind and Craig F. Walker". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  7. "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  8. "Mary Chind, Craig F. Walker, Win Photo Pulitzer Prizes | NPPA". nppa.org. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
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