Craig F. Walker

Craig F. Walker is an American photojournalist. In 2010, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography "for his intimate portrait of a teenager who joins the Army at the height of insurgent violence in Iraq, poignantly searching for meaning and manhood. In 2012, Walker won again the same prize in the Feature Photography category for his photodocumentary "Welcome Home". He is on the staff of The Boston Globe.

Background After growing up in York, Pennsylvania, United States, Walker attended the Rhode Island School of Photography, graduating in 1986.

He worked for Marlboro Enterprise and The Berkshire Eagle, prior to taking a position with The Denver Post in 1998. He has covered national and international stories. In 2004, he won first place from the National Press Photographers Association for a photographic series on child camel jockeys in Kuwait. Published in September 2009, "Ian Fisher: American Soldier" earned a grand prize in the 2009 "Photos of the Year" competition hosted by Editor & Publisher before garnering for Walker the 2010 Pulitzer Prize.

In 2012, Walker won a second Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography "for his compassionate chronicle of an honorably discharged veteran, home from Iraq and struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress."