Discover 40 Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs:
“Saigon Execution” – Eddie Adams (1969)
Photograph of the execution of a Vietnamese prisoner by General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan.
“Napalm Girl” – Nick Ut (1972)
Photograph of a girl running naked after a napalm attack in Vietnam.
“Fire Escape Collapse” – Stanley J. Forman (1976)
“China's Tiananmen Square” – Jeff Widener (1989)
Photograph of a man facing tanks in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
“Oklahoma City Bombing” – Charles Porter (1995)
Photograph of the aftermath of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
“9/11 Attacks” – Richard Drew (2001)
Photograph of people jumping from the World Trade Center buildings during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
“The Death of Neda” – undetermined (2009)
Photograph of the moment Neda Agha-Soltan was killed during protests in Iran in 2009.
“Boston Marathon Bombing” – John Tlumacki (2013)
Photograph of the immediate reaction to the 2013 Boston Marathon explosion.
Kevin Carter (1993)
A hungry child trying to get to a feeding center
“Covid-19 Pandemic” – Maddie McGarvey (2021)
Photograph shows the Covid-19 pandemic crisis.
“The Black Lives Matter Protests” – Carolyn Van Houten (2021)
Photograph of a moment during the demonstrations for the Black Lives Matter movement.
“The Inauguration of Joe Biden” – Patrick Semansky (2021)
Photograph of President Joe Biden's inauguration.
“Texas Power Crisis” – Calla Kessler (2021)
Photograph of the energy crisis in Texas in 2021.
“Myanmar Coup” – Aung Naing Soe (2022)
Photograph of a moment during the coup d'état in Myanmar in 2022.
“Climate Change” – Heather Murdock (2022)
Photography shows the effects of climate change.
“US-Mexico Border Crisis” – Adrees Latif (2022)
Photograph of the crisis on the border between the United States and Mexico.
“The Destruction of Beirut” – Hassan Ammar (2022)
Photograph of the destruction caused by an explosion in Beirut in 2020.
“The Rohingya Refugee Crisis” – Mohammad Ponir Hossain (2022)
Photograph shows the Rohingya refugee crisis.
“The Tiananmen Square Massacre” – Stuart Franklin (1989)
Photograph of a person standing in front of a tank during the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in Beijing, China.
“The Gulf War” – Carol Guzy (1991)
Photograph of a woman crying after the liberation of Kuwait during the Gulf War.
“The Oklahoma City Bombing” – Charles Porter IV (1996)
Photograph of first responders' efforts after the Oklahoma City bombing.
“The Balkan Wars” – Ron Haviv (1995)
Photography of violence during the wars in the former Yugoslavia.
“9/11 Attacks” – Thomas E. Franklin (2002)
Photograph of workers leaving the scene of the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11.
“The War in Iraq” – Deanne Fitzmaurice (2004)
Photograph of an Iraqi child injured during the war in Iraq.
“The Hurricane Katrina Disaster” – David J. Phillip (2006)
Photograph of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
“The 2008 Presidential Campaign” – Callie Shell (2009)
Photograph of Barack Obama as a presidential candidate.
“The Arab Spring” – Lynsey Addario (2011)
Photography of demonstrations during the Arab Spring.
“The Syrian Civil War” – Rodrigo Abd (2014)
Photograph of destruction and violence during the civil war in Syria.
“The Ebola Epidemic” – Daniel Berehulak (2015)
Photograph of efforts to control the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
“The Flint Water Crisis” – Detroit Free Press Staff (2016)
Photograph of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
“The Rohingya Crisis” – Tyler Hicks (2018)
Photograph of Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar.
“The Yemeni Civil War” – Lorenzo Tugnoli (2019)
Photograph of the destruction and misery caused by the civil war in Yemen.
“The Hong Kong Protests” – Phil Chan (2020)
Photograph of demonstrations in the Hong Kong special administrative region.
“The COVID-19 Pandemic” – Daniel Berehulak (2020)
Photograph of the global crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
“The Belarus Uprising” – Mstyslav Chernov (2021)
Photograph of demonstrations against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
“The Capitol Riot” – Stefani Reynolds (2021)
Photograph of the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
“Justice for George Floyd” – Erin Schaff (2021)
Photograph of the moment former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of suffocating George Floyd, accompanied by emotional reactions and celebrations across the country.
“The racial justice protests” – Dario Lopez-Mills (2021)
Photograph of demonstrations for racial rights and justice after the death of George Floyd.
“The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh” – Sergei Grits (2021)
Photograph of the effects of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
“The migration crisis at the US-Mexico border” – Adrees Latif (2021)
Photograph of inhumane conditions for immigrants on the US-Mexico border.
And so on, there are many Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs over the years that capture important, historic and impactful moments.
The Pulitzer Prize for Photography honors photographers who use their art to document and capture significant and historic events.
40 Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs
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