Trib Photographer E. Jason Wambsgans Wins Pulitzer Prize

Tavon Tanner tears up before his surgery at Lurie Children’s Hospital in October 2016. This photograph is part of the Chicago Tribune series that earned E. Jason Wambsgans the 2017 Pulitzer Prize.
Tavon Tanner tears up before his surgery at Lurie Children's Hospital in October 2016. This photograph is part of the Chicago Tribune series that earned E. Jason Wambsgans the 2017 Pulitzer Prize.
Tavon Tanner tears up before his surgery at Lurie Children’s Hospital in October 2016. This photograph is part of the Chicago Tribune series that earned E. Jason Wambsgans the 2017 Pulitzer Prize.
Tavon Tanner tears up before his surgery at Lurie Children's Hospital in October 2016. This photograph is part of the Chicago Tribune series that earned E. Jason Wambsgans the 2017 Pulitzer Prize.

Trib Photographer E. Jason Wambsgans Wins Pulitzer Prize

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E. Jason Wambsgans has been applying that ideal to his work at the Chicago Tribune since 2002, and just the other day he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his series of photos documenting the recovery of a 12-year-old shooting victim in Chicago.

He joins Morning Shift to talk about his experiences.