Matthew Lewis

Matthew Lewis (March 8, 1930 – October 2, 2024) was an American photojournalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1975 work with The Washington Post.

Life and career Lewis was born in McDonald, Pennsylvania, on March 8, 1930. He later moved to Washington, D.C. in 1947. He attended college at Howard University in 1947 for a year and then continued at the University of Pittsburgh the next year before he dropped out. From 1949 to 1952, Lewis served as a hospital corpsman for the United States Navy. where he covered Civil Rights marches, Super Bowls, and John F. Kennedy's funeral. He was the first African-American photographer to work for The Washington Post.

Lewis retired in 1990,

Awards In 1975, Lewis was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography "for his photographs in color and black and white." These photos portrayed various aspects of "the Washington lifestyle." Lewis won first place in the White House News Photographers Association competitions in 1968 and 1971 In 2010, the International Civil Rights Center & Museum honored Lewis during a special tribute and public reception.