Win McNamee, Drew Angerer, Spencer Platt, Samuel Corum and Jon Cherry of Getty Images
Jon Cherry, Samuel Corum, Spencer Platt, Drew Angerer and Win McNamee accept a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography from Columbia University President Lee Bollinger. (Eileen Barroso/Columbia University)
Winning Work
Members of the nationalist group The Proud Boys, led by organizer Joseph Biggs (plaid shirt), gather on the east front of the U.S. Capitol as members of Congress convene for a joint session to formally certify the 2020 U.S. presidential electoral votes on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Jon Cherry)
A member of the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol wears a gas mask on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, a main entry point for many who breached the building's security on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Spencer Platt)
Police officers attempt to push back pro-Trump supporters trying to storm the U.S. Capitol following a "Save America" rally with U.S. President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum)
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump battle their way into the U.S. Capitol at the east door adjacent to the Rotunda January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee)
Nicholas Rodean, a supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, waves a "Trump Is My President" flag while descending a staircase near the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. The painting behind Rodean is entitled "The Battle of Lake Erie" by William Henry Powell. (Win McNamee)
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, including Douglas Jensen (in QAnon shirt), confront members of the U.S. Capitol Police outside the Senate Chamber shortly after breaking into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee)
U.S. Capitol police officers aim their weapons at the main door of the House Chamber while members of a mob supporting U.S. President Donald Trump try to gain entry January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer)
Josiah Colt, a member of the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol, hangs from a balcony while lowering himself to the floor inside the U.S. Senate Chamber on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee)
A member of the U.S. Capitol police (L) rushes Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) out of the House Chamber as members of the pro-Trump mob try to enter the chamber during a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer)
A member of the mob that attacked the U.S, Capitol in support of U.S. President Donald Trump carries zip-tie plastic handcuffs inside the U.S. Senate Chamber shortly after members of the mob gained entrance to the chamber January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee)
Jacob Chansley, also known as the QAnon shaman, cries “Freedom” inside the U.S. Senate Chamber after members of a mob supporting U.S. President Donald Trump battled their way into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee)
A member of the mob supporting U.S. President Donald Trump shatters a glass window inside the U.S. Capitol while holding a Gadsden flag after rioters stormed the building January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Jon Cherry)
Adam Johnson, a supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, carries a lectern belonging to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi through the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol after members of a mob broke into the Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee)
Outside the House Chamber, U.S. Capitol Police officers detain members of the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer)
Following the attack on the U.S. Capitol, members of the National Guard and the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department stand guard on the perimeter of the building January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum)
Biography
Win McNamee has worked for newspapers, magazines and wire services throughout his more than 30 years in photojournalism. He learned the fundamentals of the craft while working full-time at The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina while at the same time attending the University of South Carolina. He went on to freelance for various publications across the globe and worked on stories in South Korea, Afghanistan, the Philippines, and Cuba. In 1990 he joined Reuters News Pictures in Washington and covered the White House, the first Gulf War, Super Bowls, and breaking news events. Win joined Getty Images in 2004 as Chief Photographer and since that time has covered Hurricane Katrina, the Haitian earthquake, the Gulf Oil Spill, more Super Bowls, the mass migration into Europe in 2015 and three presidential campaigns. Win has won numerous awards during his career including Photographer of the Year from the White House News Photographers Association and honors in the Pictures of the Year competition.
Drew Angerer is a Staff Photographer with Getty Images covering national news and politics based in Washington DC. In 2016, he was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography for Getty's team coverage of the Baltimore riots following the death of Freddie Gray. He grew up in Dayton, Ohio and holds a degree in photojournalism from Ohio University's School of Visual Communication.
Spencer Platt was born March 16, 1970 in Connecticut. He studied English at Clark University and after graduating worked at several newspapers in the Midwest and Northeast.
Since joining Getty Images in 2001 as a New York-based staff photographer, Platt has covered the September 11 attacks, the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Congo and Ukraine, as well as stories in such countries as Bolivia, Central African Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Argentina and Liberia. In the U.S., Platt has focused on stories of drug addiction, poverty and economic issues.
He has lectured on photography at several universities and the International Center of Photography. In 2007, he was awarded the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year for his picture of young Lebanese surveying bombing damage in Beirut during the Lebanon-Israel crisis of 2006. Other awards include honors from Pictures of the Year International, Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the New York Press Photographers Association, and an Associated Press Award for coverage of the conflict in Albania.
Platt lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Samuel Corum is a freelance photojournalist and Marine Corps veteran. He served two combat tours to Iraq as a Combat Photographer between 2004 and 2008. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Marine Corps in 2008 he attended the Corcoran College of Art and Design where he received a BFA in Photojournalism in 2012. He is primarily based in the Washington, D.C. region.
Jon Cherry is an early-career photojournalist whose work spans a wide range of photographic disciplines. His work has been described as deeply romantic, yet joyful. Born in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina to parents in the armed services, he now calls Kentucky his home. He aims to capture the soul of the American South and Mid-Atlantic regions while developing his storytelling craft by covering the truths that define our time. Jon proudly labels himself a generalist, reporting on topics from extremism and government to agriculture and conservation.