Robert Gauthier

Robert Gauthier has been with The Los Angeles Times since 1994. He has covered international and national stories, including Middle East conflicts in Iraq and Lebanon, and catastrophes such as the Sept. 11 attack in New York and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Gauthier was the photographer for a story detailing the failings of a Los Angeles public hospital; The Troubles at King/Drew won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He’s earned numerous other awards including the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights and World Press Photo awards. Gauthier grew up in San Diego County, where he began his career.

Gary Coronado

Gary Coronado has been a staff photographer for The Los Angeles Times since 2016. He was a 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Feature Photography for images of Central Americans risking life and limb as they jump aboard the trains from southern Mexico bound for the United States, and a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Breaking News Photography for team coverage of hurricanes. He began freelancing for the Orange County Register and relocated to South Florida in 2001, when he was awarded a fellowship through the Freedom Forum. Coronado grew up in southern California and graduated from the University of Southern California.

Wally Skalij

Wally Skalij is a staff photographer for The Los Angeles Times. His assignments have taken him all over the world covering major sporting events including the Olympics. Growing up as a sports fan Wally dreamed of becoming a photographer since the age of 14. Skalij has also covered the wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon. His work has been awarded by numerous organization including Pictures of the Year, National Press Photographers Assoc., and most recently World Press, which he earned for his work during the 2018 California wildfires. His passion outside of his career is traveling, boating, woodworking, and being with friends and family.

Carolyn Cole

An established photographer with many prestigious awards to her credit, Carolyn Cole currently operates as a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. Focused on capturing compelling images in new and interesting ways, Carolyn is passionate about the stories she tells through imagery.

Over the years, Ms. Cole has covered many stories both domestic and abroad. Her work in Liberia earned a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. She has also worked on assignments throughout Iraq, Israel, Haiti, Kenya, and beyond. Featured in publications including COLOR Magazine, TIME, and The Pulitzer Prize Photographs, Carolyn continues to develop and enhance her own unique style.

Luis Sinco

Luis Sinco has been a staff photographer at The Los Angeles Times since 1997. His career started at small, ethnic community newspapers in Seattle and Los Angeles. Sinco has been part of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams: for coverage of the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the 2004 California wildfires and the 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his photo coverage of the battle of Fallujah. Sinco emigrated from the Philippines as a child and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Washington.

Jay L. Clendenin

Jay L. Clendenin joined The Los Angeles Times as a staff photographer in October 2007. Clendenin has focused his attention in Los Angeles on portraiture, working mostly with the Calendar section covering Hollywood. A graduate of San Jose State University with a degree in journalism, Clendenin started his first newspaper job at the Hartford Courant in Connecticut. He spent nine years on the East Coast documenting politics, taking portraits, and chasing human-interest stories, primarily for the news magazines TIME, Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. A native of California who grew up in the San Fernando Valley, Clendenin greeted the opportunity to move to the warm beaches of the South Bay with open arms

Francine Orr

Francine Orr has been a staff photographer for The Los Angeles Times since 2000. Previously, she was as a staff photographer at The Kansas City Star. Orr served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. While there, she learned how to be a quiet observer and gained a love for stories. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Feature Photography in 2012. Other awards include the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, the Daniel Pearl Award, Pictures of the Year, National Press Photographers Assn., and Sidney Hillman Award. Francine has done extensive work documenting the homeless population.

Kirk McKoy

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