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11.10.2007

Cheryl Diaz Meyer




Cheryl Diaz Meyer

  • 1st Filipina-American Pulitzer Prize Winner for Breaking News Photography (2004)


QUOTE
"Photographs are felt, words are comprehended. They may tell the same tale; yet they do it differently."


BIRTHPLACE
Legaspi City, Albay, Philippines


FATHER: _____
MOTHER: Sylvia


USEFUL LINKS

2004 Pulitzer Prizes - Breaking News Photography, Biography: David Leeson and Cheryl Diaz Meyer
Pulitzer Prize winning photographer discusses her success
dallasnews.com - Cheryl Diaz Meyer Bio
In the War Zone: An Interview with Award-Winning Photojournalist Cheryl Diaz Meyer
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Did you know...

  • ...that President Noynoy Aquino was the first Filipino bachelor to become President of the Republic of the Philippines?
  • ...that Astronomer Armando Lee was the first Filipino Master of Science (MS) degree holder in Astronomy in the Philippines?
  • ...that race driver Marlon Stockinger was the first Filipino-Swiss race winner in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship?
  • ...that Joy Rojas was the first Filipina to run across 3,107 miles across the United States?
  • ...that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was the first Filipino sports billionaire?
  • ...that José Rizal was given the label 'First Filipino' by Leon Ma. Guerrero, the first Filipino Ambassador to Germany?