Carol Guzy is a photojournalist known for her coverage of humanitarian crises and conflict. She was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Her work focuses on long-form documentary projects and news reporting, both in the United States and internationally.
Guzy initially studied nursing at Northampton County Area Community College before turning to photography. She later studied at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, graduating in 1980 with an associate degree in photography. She began her career with an internship at The Miami Herald, where she later worked as a staff photographer for eight years. In 1988, she joined The Washington Post as a staff photographer, a position she held until 2014. She now works as a freelance photographer and is a contract photographer with ZUMA Press.
Guzy is the first journalist to receive four Pulitzer Prizes. She received the award for Feature Photography for her coverage of the conflict in Kosovo, and three Pulitzer Prizes for Breaking News/Spot News Photography, including for coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the United States military intervention in Haiti, and the Armero tragedy in Colombia.
Her work has also been recognised with multiple honors and awards, including being named Photographer of the Year for the National Press Photographers Association three times, and nine times for the White House News Photographers Association.
