Scott Strazzante

Scott Strazzante is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with an extensive career in journalism.12 Currently working as a staff photographer at the San Francisco Chronicle, he has over 30 years of professional photography experience.12

Professional Highlights::

• Co-won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting while at the Chicago Tribune1
• 10-time Illinois Photographer of the Year45
• Covered major sporting events including the Super Bowl, World Series, and Olympic Games5
• Has photographed Presidential Inaugurations5

Notable Project:: Strazzante is particularly known for his long-term photography project "Common Ground", which explores the transition of a farmland to suburban development over two decades. The project follows the Cagwin farming family and the Grabenhofer suburban family who subsequently inhabited the same piece of land.23

Background:: His interest in photography was sparked early, influenced by family road trips across the United States and an inspiring encounter with a Chicago Tribune photographer named Paul Gero.2 He began his career by sending resumes to Midwestern newspapers and gradually built his reputation in photojournalism.2