2020 Photo Annual Awards

William Widmer December 3, 2020

I’m proud to have three separate entries included in the 2020 Photo Annual Awards in the Magazine/Editorial and Photojournalism categories:

Black Churches Burned in Rural Louisiana

Black Churches Burned in Rural Louisiana

Opelousas, LA - April 7, 2019 - Rev. Gerald Toussaint leads a service at Morning Star Baptist Church. Toussaint serves as pastor at two Baptist churches in the area, and moved both under one roof after Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church burned down on Apr

Black Churches Burned in Rural Louisiana

Opelousas, LA - April 7, 2019 - A church attendee prays during a Sunday service at Keystone Masonic Lodge in downtown Opelousas. The congregation of Greater Union Baptist Church has moved to the masonic lodge since their church burned down on April

Black Churches Burned in Rural Louisiana

“‘They Didn’t Burn Down Our Spirit’: Louisiana Black Churches Defiant Amid Fires” - The New York Times

“They’re Haunted by ‘Ghost Warrants’ Years After Their Arrests” - The Marshall Project

HURRICANEWORKERS

Migrant workers rebuilding Panama City area following Hurricane

HURRICANEWORKERS

Migrant workers rebuilding Panama City area following Hurricane

HURRICANEWORKERS

Migrant workers rebuilding Panama City area following Hurricane

“Hurricane Chasers: An Immigrant Work Force on the Trail of Extreme Weather” - The New York Times