About Earnie....

Earnie Grafton has been a photojournalist for more than 30 years and is currently an contract photographer for several news organizations including Reuters and the Washington Post.  His photographs have appeared in numerous major newspapers worldwide, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and magazines such as Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report, The Economist, and numerous others.  He was a staff photographer for the San Diego Union-Tribune for more than 15 years .  He's covered the Gulf War, the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and major wildfires in San Diego County and the West Coast. Additionally he has photographed sporting events of the NFL, MLB, NCAA and many others.  He has received numerous awards for his work including the National Press Photographers Association's Military Photographer of the Year, The PATA Gold Medal for Photography and was a member of the staff at the San Diego Union-Tribune recognized with the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. For the past 17 years, he has been a faculty member  for the DoD Worldwide Military Photography Workshop. He is a proud member of the National Press Photographers Association and a life member of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association. He is based in San Diego, CA. Represented by Zuma Press.

Tel: 619-994-8571

Email: earnie@earniegraftonphoto.com