Michael Robinson Chavez

6:56 Michael Robinson Chávez | Foundry 2026 PhotoWings 8:24 Michael Robinson Chavez | Foundry23 PhotoWings 54:23 Continuing Education Series: Storytelling with Michael Robinson Chávez PhotoWings 10:50 Lessons Learned | Michael Robinson Chavez | Foundry 2021 Michael Robinson Chávez, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, became seduced by photography after a friend gave him a camera to take on a three-month trip to Peru in 1988. A native Californian and half Peruvian, Robinson Chávez is currently on his second tour as a staff photographer at The Washington Post. Prior to that, he worked for The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and the Associated Press. He has covered assignments in over 70 countries including the collapse of Venezuela, violence in Mexico, California’s historic drought, the Egyptian revolution, gold mining in Peru, life in India and Brazil’s slums, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Robinson Chávez was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2020 as part of a staff entry from The Washington Post covering climate change. He is also a three-time winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for Photojournalism and was named International Photographer of the Year in 2020 by Pictures of the Year International. He is a member of Metro Collective, a frequent lecturer and has taught photographic workshops in over 20 countries. PhotoWings 4:39 Michael Robinson Chavez - Lessons in the Field In this video, award-winning documentary photographer Michael Robinson Chavez shows us around the Centro Histórico of Mexico City and gives us an inside look on his photographic processes, both as a professional photojournalist and a street photographer. Chavez tells us the importance of being present in the moment, taking your time, and "using the camera to show us what your curious about." Michael Robinson Chávez, a Pulitzer Prize winning former staff photographer for The Washington Post, became seduced by photography after a friend gave him a camera before a three-month trip to Peru in 1988. A native Californian and half Peruvian, he currently works as a Staff Photographer with The Washington Post. He previously worked for The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and the Associated Press. He has covered assignments in over 70 countries including the collapse of Venezuela, climate change in Siberia, violence in Mexico, the historic drought in California, tsunamis in Indonesia and Chile, the Egyptian revolution, life in Brazil’s favelas, gold mining in Peru, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Robinson Chávez was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 as part of a staff entry from The Washington Post covering climate change. He is also a three-time winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Photojournalism and was named Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International in 2020. He has received awards from the Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, Northern Short Course and the Scripps Howard Foundation. His work has been exhibited widely, including the Visa Pour l'image festival in France, the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Centro de Imagen in Peru, Imagenes Havana in Cuba and War Photo Limited in Dubrovnik among others. In addition, he teaches and lectures at workshops and photo festivals throughout the world. Honors and Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism, winner, 2020; Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting, finalist, 2020; Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award International Photojournalism, 2018 and 2011; Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Domestic Photojournalism, 2014 ; Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2020; Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2nd Place, 2014 and 2010 ; Pictures of the Year International, Environmental Awareness Award, Special Recognition, 2014 ; Scripps Howard Award for Environmental Reporting, finalist, 2017; Scripps Howard Award for Photojournalism, winner, 2008; Photographer of the Year, Northern Short Course, 2020; WHNPA, Photographer of the Year, 2007, 2004 ; Visual Journalism Award, News Leaders Association, finalist, 2020; Gerald Loeb Award for Explanatory Journalism, finalist, 2017 Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers Association Education: San Francisco State University, BA in Journalism PhotoWings 15:31 Michael Robinson Chavez: Guerrero - Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2017 Michael Robinson Chávez, a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for The Washington Post, became seduced by photography after a friend gave him a camera before a three-month trip to Peru in 1988. A native Californian and half Peruvian, he currently works as a Staff Photographer with The Washington Post. He previously worked for The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and the Associated Press. He has covered assignments in over 70 countries including the collapse of Venezuela, climate change in Siberia, violence in Mexico, the historic drought in California, tsunamis in Indonesia and Chile, the Egyptian revolution, life in Brazil’s favelas, gold mining in Peru, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Robinson Chávez was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 as part of a staff entry from The Washington Post covering climate change. He is also a three-time winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Photojournalism and was named Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International in 2020. He has received awards from the Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, Northern Short Course and the Scripps Howard Foundation. His work has been exhibited widely, including the Visa Pour l'image festival in France, the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Centro de Imagen in Peru, Imagenes Havana in Cuba and War Photo Limited in Dubrovnik among others. In addition, he teaches and lectures at workshops and photo festivals throughout the world. Honors and Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism, winner, 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting, finalist, 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award International Photojournalism, 2018 and 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Domestic Photojournalism, 2014 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2020 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2nd Place, 2014 and 2010 Pictures of the Year International, Environmental Awareness Award, Special Recognition, 2014 Scripps Howard Award for Environmental Reporting, finalist, 2017Scripps Howard Award for Photojournalism, winner, 2008 Photographer of the Year, Northern Short Course, 2020 WHNPA, Photographer of the Year, 2007, 2004 Visual Journalism Award, News Leaders Association, finalist, 2020 Gerald Loeb Award for Explanatory Journalism, finalist, 2017 Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers Association Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish, rudimentary Brazilian Portuguese PhotoWings 52:06 Panel: Working in Latin America - Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2017 Darío López-Mills moderates a panel of Michael Robinson Chavez, Rodrigo Cruz, Natalie Keyssar, Pedro Valtierra and Adriana Zehbrauskas discussing the ins and outs of photojournalism in the Latin American world. Presented at the 2017 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Mexico City. PhotoWings 4:28 Michael Robinson Chavez: Editing Tips and the Importance of Archiving, PhotoWings Interview, Foundry Workshop 2011 PhotoWings Interview with photographer Michael Robinson Chavez - Foundry Workshop 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina Michael Robinson Chávez, a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for The Washington Post, became seduced by photography after a friend gave him a camera before a three-month trip to Peru in 1988. A native Californian and half Peruvian, he currently works as a Staff Photographer with The Washington Post. He previously worked for The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and the Associated Press. He has covered assignments in over 70 countries including the collapse of Venezuela, climate change in Siberia, violence in Mexico, the historic drought in California, tsunamis in Indonesia and Chile, the Egyptian revolution, life in Brazil’s favelas, gold mining in Peru, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Robinson Chávez was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 as part of a staff entry from The Washington Post covering climate change. He is also a three-time winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Photojournalism and was named Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International in 2020. He has received awards from the Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, Northern Short Course and the Scripps Howard Foundation. His work has been exhibited widely, including the Visa Pour l'image festival in France, the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Centro de Imagen in Peru, Imagenes Havana in Cuba and War Photo Limited in Dubrovnik among others. In addition, he teaches and lectures at workshops and photo festivals throughout the world. Honors and Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism, winner, 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting, finalist, 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award International Photojournalism, 2018 and 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Domestic Photojournalism, 2014 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2020 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2nd Place, 2014 and 2010 Pictures of the Year International, Environmental Awareness Award, Special Recognition, 2014 Scripps Howard Award for Environmental Reporting, finalist, 2017Scripps Howard Award for Photojournalism, winner, 2008 Photographer of the Year, Northern Short Course, 2020 WHNPA, Photographer of the Year, 2007, 2004 Visual Journalism Award, News Leaders Association, finalist, 2020 Gerald Loeb Award for Explanatory Journalism, finalist, 2017 Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers Association Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish, rudimentary Brazilian Portuguese PhotoWings 1:32 Michael Robinson Chavez: Success in Photography, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2011 PhotoWings Interview with photographer Michael Robinson Chavez - Foundry Workshop 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina Michael Robinson Chavez shares his advice to emerging photographers in regards to developing long and successful careers. PhotoWings' mission is to highlight and help facilitate the power of photography to influence the world. We help photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. Michael Robinson Chávez has been a photographer at The Los Angeles Times since 2007 and lives outside of Los Angeles, California. He has covered wide-ranging national and international assignments in over 45 countries including: the Congolese Civil War, the 2010 earthquake in Chile, the revolution in Egypt, life in India's slums, economic decline in the United States, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war, the Georgian/Russian war in 2008 and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. PhotoWings 4:29 Michael Robinson Chavez: Career Beginnings and Evolution, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2011 PhotoWings Interview with photographer Michael Robinson Chavez - Foundry Workshop 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina Michael Robinson Chavez talks about his inspiration for becoming a photographer and the evolution of his photographic career over time. PhotoWings' mission is to highlight and help facilitate the power of photography to influence the world. We help photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. Michael Robinson Chávez has been a photographer at The Los Angeles Times since 2007 and lives outside of Los Angeles, California. He has covered wide-ranging national and international assignments in over 45 countries including: the Congolese Civil War, the 2010 earthquake in Chile, the revolution in Egypt, life in India's slums, economic decline in the United States, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war, the Georgian/Russian war in 2008 and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. PhotoWings 3:33 Michael Robinson Chavez: On research and critical thinking, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2011 PhotoWings Interview with photographer Michael Robinson Chavez - Foundry Workshop 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina Michael Robinson Chavez discusses his research process and the critical thinking skills required for developing a story. PhotoWings' mission is to highlight and help facilitate the power of photography to influence the world. We help photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. Michael Robinson Chávez has been a photographer at The Los Angeles Times since 2007 and lives outside of Los Angeles, California. He has covered wide-ranging national and international assignments in over 45 countries including: the Congolese Civil War, the 2010 earthquake in Chile, the revolution in Egypt, life in India's slums, economic decline in the United States, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war, the Georgian/Russian war in 2008 and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. PhotoWings 5:35 Michael Robinson Chavez: Photographing in Sensitive Situations - PhotoWings Interview, Foundry Workshop 2011 Michael Robinson Chávez, a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for The Washington Post, became seduced by photography after a friend gave him a camera before a three-month trip to Peru in 1988. A native Californian and half Peruvian, he currently works as a Staff Photographer with The Washington Post. He previously worked for The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and the Associated Press. He has covered assignments in over 70 countries including the collapse of Venezuela, climate change in Siberia, violence in Mexico, the historic drought in California, tsunamis in Indonesia and Chile, the Egyptian revolution, life in Brazil’s favelas, gold mining in Peru, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Robinson Chávez was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 as part of a staff entry from The Washington Post covering climate change. He is also a three-time winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Photojournalism and was named Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International in 2020. He has received awards from the Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, Northern Short Course and the Scripps Howard Foundation. His work has been exhibited widely, including the Visa Pour l'image festival in France, the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Centro de Imagen in Peru, Imagenes Havana in Cuba and War Photo Limited in Dubrovnik among others. In addition, he teaches and lectures at workshops and photo festivals throughout the world. Honors and Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism, winner, 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting, finalist, 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award International Photojournalism, 2018 and 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Domestic Photojournalism, 2014 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2020 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2nd Place, 2014 and 2010 Pictures of the Year International, Environmental Awareness Award, Special Recognition, 2014 Scripps Howard Award for Environmental Reporting, finalist, 2017Scripps Howard Award for Photojournalism, winner, 2008 Photographer of the Year, Northern Short Course, 2020 WHNPA, Photographer of the Year, 2007, 2004 Visual Journalism Award, News Leaders Association, finalist, 2020 Gerald Loeb Award for Explanatory Journalism, finalist, 2017 Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers Association Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish, rudimentary Brazilian Portuguese PhotoWings 4:22 Michael Robinson Chavez: Dealing with Problems as a Photographer, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2011 PhotoWings Interview with photographer Michael Robinson Chavez - Foundry Workshop 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina Michael Robinson Chávez, a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for The Washington Post, became seduced by photography after a friend gave him a camera before a three-month trip to Peru in 1988. A native Californian and half Peruvian, he currently works as a Staff Photographer with The Washington Post. He previously worked for The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and the Associated Press. He has covered assignments in over 70 countries including the collapse of Venezuela, climate change in Siberia, violence in Mexico, the historic drought in California, tsunamis in Indonesia and Chile, the Egyptian revolution, life in Brazil’s favelas, gold mining in Peru, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Robinson Chávez was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 as part of a staff entry from The Washington Post covering climate change. He is also a three-time winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Photojournalism and was named Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International in 2020. He has received awards from the Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, Northern Short Course and the Scripps Howard Foundation. His work has been exhibited widely, including the Visa Pour l'image festival in France, the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Centro de Imagen in Peru, Imagenes Havana in Cuba and War Photo Limited in Dubrovnik among others. In addition, he teaches and lectures at workshops and photo festivals throughout the world. Honors and Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism, winner, 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting, finalist, 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award International Photojournalism, 2018 and 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Domestic Photojournalism, 2014 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2020 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2nd Place, 2014 and 2010 Pictures of the Year International, Environmental Awareness Award, Special Recognition, 2014 Scripps Howard Award for Environmental Reporting, finalist, 2017Scripps Howard Award for Photojournalism, winner, 2008 Photographer of the Year, Northern Short Course, 2020 WHNPA, Photographer of the Year, 2007, 2004 Visual Journalism Award, News Leaders Association, finalist, 2020 Gerald Loeb Award for Explanatory Journalism, finalist, 2017 Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers Association Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish, rudimentary Brazilian Portuguese PhotoWings 5:35 Michael Robinson Chavez: Ethics in Sensitive Situations, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2011 PhotoWings Interview with photographer Michael Robinson Chavez - Foundry Workshop 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina Michael Robinson Chávez, a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer for The Washington Post, became seduced by photography after a friend gave him a camera before a three-month trip to Peru in 1988. A native Californian and half Peruvian, he currently works as a Staff Photographer with The Washington Post. He previously worked for The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and the Associated Press. He has covered assignments in over 70 countries including the collapse of Venezuela, climate change in Siberia, violence in Mexico, the historic drought in California, tsunamis in Indonesia and Chile, the Egyptian revolution, life in Brazil’s favelas, gold mining in Peru, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war and the US led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Robinson Chávez was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 as part of a staff entry from The Washington Post covering climate change. He is also a three-time winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Photojournalism and was named Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International in 2020. He has received awards from the Best of Photojournalism, PDN Photo Annual, Northern Short Course and the Scripps Howard Foundation. His work has been exhibited widely, including the Visa Pour l'image festival in France, the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Centro de Imagen in Peru, Imagenes Havana in Cuba and War Photo Limited in Dubrovnik among others. In addition, he teaches and lectures at workshops and photo festivals throughout the world. Honors and Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism, winner, 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting, finalist, 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award International Photojournalism, 2018 and 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Domestic Photojournalism, 2014 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2020 Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2nd Place, 2014 and 2010 Pictures of the Year International, Environmental Awareness Award, Special Recognition, 2014 Scripps Howard Award for Environmental Reporting, finalist, 2017Scripps Howard Award for Photojournalism, winner, 2008 Photographer of the Year, Northern Short Course, 2020 WHNPA, Photographer of the Year, 2007, 2004 Visual Journalism Award, News Leaders Association, finalist, 2020 Gerald Loeb Award for Explanatory Journalism, finalist, 2017 Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers Association Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish, rudimentary Brazilian Portuguese PhotoWings