Annie Wells
Encyclopedia
Annie Wells is an American photographer, winner of a Pulitzer Prize.
with a B.A. in 1981, and studied photojournalism at San Francisco State University
where she was part of a group that won the RFK public service award.
She worked as a photographer for Santa Rosa
Press Democrat, San Francisco bureau Associated Press
, the Greeley Tribune in Greeley, Colorado
, and the Herald Journal in Logan, Utah
.
She joined the Los Angeles Times in 1997.
In October 2008, she was laid off from the Los Angeles Times.
She is a survivor of breast cancer
.
Life
She graduated from University of California, Santa CruzUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
with a B.A. in 1981, and studied photojournalism at San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
where she was part of a group that won the RFK public service award.
She worked as a photographer for Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
Press Democrat, San Francisco bureau Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, the Greeley Tribune in Greeley, Colorado
Greeley, Colorado
The City of Greeley is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Weld County, Colorado, United States. Greeley is located in the region known as Northern Colorado. Greeley is situated north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. According to the...
, and the Herald Journal in Logan, Utah
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...
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She joined the Los Angeles Times in 1997.
In October 2008, she was laid off from the Los Angeles Times.
She is a survivor of breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
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