Melanie Burford, a photojournalist and multimedia video journalist, is known for her perseverance in pursuing a story and her profound empathy for her subjects.
Melanie was part of the team of Dallas Morning News photographers who received the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for coverage of Hurricane Katrina. In 2009, she won a regional Emmy Award for a video documentary portfolio at the Lone Star Emmy Advanced Media Awards.
Melanie’s work has been recognized at the 74th annual National Headliner Awards, the Harry Chapin Media Awards, the Clarion Awards, the APME Awards, the Best of Photojournalism, Pictures of the Year International and the Qantas Media Awards.
Her career began in New Zealand in 1990 before leaving for America in 1999. In 2003, Melanie became a staff photographer at The Dallas Morning News before moving to New York in 2009. |
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