Annie Wells (photographer)
American photographer
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Annie Wells (born March 24, 1954) is an American photographer, winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.
Early life and education
Annie Wells was born on March 24, 1954.[1]
She graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in 1981,[2] and studied photojournalism at San Francisco State University[3] where she was part of a group that won the RFK public service award.
Career
Wells worked as a photographer for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat,[4] San Francisco bureau Associated Press, the Greeley Tribune in Greeley, Colorado, and the Herald Journal in Logan, Utah.[5]
She joined the Los Angeles Times in 1997.[6] In October 2008, she was laid off from the Los Angeles Times.[7]
Recognition and awards
Personal life
Wells is a survivor of breast cancer.[9]