One of the charities that I support is International Alert, a peace-building organisation that works with people directly affected by conflict to build lasting peace. I was asked to document their work in Liberia, where they had been working since 1993. Liberia, and the Mano River Region in West Africa more broadly, had experienced civil war for many years, and International Al...
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Matt McClain is a staff photographer with The Washington Post. He previously worked at the Rocky Mountain News and the Ventura County Star. During his time as a photographer, McClain has covered a wide-range of assignments, including the 2021 attack on the United States Capitol, four presidential inaugurations, the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, the 2016 Zika Virus outbreak in Brazil, and the Parkland, FL mass shooting . He was part of The Washington Post team awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the January 6th Insurrection at the United States Capitol. In addition his work has received recognition from Pictures of the Year International, World Press Photo, Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Awards, Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar contest and NPPA Best of Photojournalism. Born and raised in rural Indiana, McClain is a graduate of Indiana University. An avid sports fan, McClain also enjoys bar trivia and karaoke. One of his lifetime goals is to be a contestant on Jeopardy.
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