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Ringo Chiu, also known as “The Machine,” is a 2021 Pulitzer Prize winner in Breaking News Photography and a 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist in the same category. He is the first Chinese-born photojournalist to win the Pulitzer Prize in photography.
Wildfires and protests are among Chiu’s favorite events to cover. He is drawn to capturing dramatic moments of firefighters battling intense blazes, as well as the raw emotion and powerful expressions seen in protests—images that reveal the deeper story behind each event.
Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Chiu earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Chu Hai College of Higher Education. He later received a second B.A. with a special major emphasis in Photojournalism from California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
During his time in Asia, Chiu worked for Hong Kong Express, Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily, and Evening Post. He covered major assignments including the Eastern China floods, the Sino-British meetings in Beijing, the amnesty for Chinese undocumented immigrants in Macau, and the Hong Kong Handover.
Chiu currently resides in Los Angeles. He has worked as a freelance photographer for the Associated Press (AP), Los Angeles Times, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Reuters, European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), Getty Images, Xinhua, and Zuma Press. He previously served as Chief Editorial Photographer for the Los Angeles Business Journal. In 2023, he became Senior Photographer at California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
With a proven track record of delivering award-winning, exclusive, and distinctive spot news, sports, and enterprise images, Chiu’s work has been published in newspapers worldwide. His numerous honors include: National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) 2021 Best of Photojournalism, First Place in Sports Feature; Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles (PPAGLA) 2019 and 2021 Photojournalist of the Year; Los Angeles Press Club’s 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2021 Southern California Photojournalist of the Year; 2021 Award of Excellence in Editorial from Communication Arts Photography Annual; Applied Arts Magazine Annual Contest (Canada) Photojournalism Award Winner (2007); and Best Hong Kong News Photography awards in 1992, 1993, and 1994.
Wildfires and protests are among Chiu’s favorite events to cover. He is drawn to capturing dramatic moments of firefighters battling intense blazes, as well as the raw emotion and powerful expressions seen in protests—images that reveal the deeper story behind each event.
Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Chiu earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Chu Hai College of Higher Education. He later received a second B.A. with a special major emphasis in Photojournalism from California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
During his time in Asia, Chiu worked for Hong Kong Express, Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily, and Evening Post. He covered major assignments including the Eastern China floods, the Sino-British meetings in Beijing, the amnesty for Chinese undocumented immigrants in Macau, and the Hong Kong Handover.
Chiu currently resides in Los Angeles. He has worked as a freelance photographer for the Associated Press (AP), Los Angeles Times, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Reuters, European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), Getty Images, Xinhua, and Zuma Press. He previously served as Chief Editorial Photographer for the Los Angeles Business Journal. In 2023, he became Senior Photographer at California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
With a proven track record of delivering award-winning, exclusive, and distinctive spot news, sports, and enterprise images, Chiu’s work has been published in newspapers worldwide. His numerous honors include: National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) 2021 Best of Photojournalism, First Place in Sports Feature; Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles (PPAGLA) 2019 and 2021 Photojournalist of the Year; Los Angeles Press Club’s 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2021 Southern California Photojournalist of the Year; 2021 Award of Excellence in Editorial from Communication Arts Photography Annual; Applied Arts Magazine Annual Contest (Canada) Photojournalism Award Winner (2007); and Best Hong Kong News Photography awards in 1992, 1993, and 1994.