About
Preston Gannaway has worked as a documentary newspaper photographer for more than 10 years. She currently works for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va. Prior to that, she spent a year on staff at the Rocky Mountain News before its closure in 2009 and worked for the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire (2003-2008). Gannaway's documentary story on the St. Pierre family, Remember Me, was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography.
In 2011, Gannaway was named runner-up Photojournalist of the Year (Large Markets) by the National Press Photographer's Association. Her work has been honored in numerous other national and international competitions including Pictures of the Year International's One Week's Work and an award of excellence in Best Multimedia Project.
A native of North Carolina, she began her career at the Coalfield Progress in rural southwest Virginia after earning a Bachelor of Arts in fine art photography at Virginia Intermont College.
All images copyright Preston Gannaway / The Virginian-Pilot or Rocky Mountain News or Concord Monitor or Santa Fe New Mexican
Any unauthorized use is prohibited.
Photo at left by Shawn Rocco