Draft:Alex Brandon (photographer)

James Alexander (Alex) Brandon (June 22, 1961) is an American photojournalist. . He contributed to 2005 coverage that won two Pulitzer Prizes in 2006 for the Times-Picayune for coverage of Hurricane Katrina, and to Associated Press coverage that won a 2021 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Black Lives Matter protests. He is currently a staff photographer for the Associated Press in Washington, DC. Brandon shoots worldwide, on various subjects such as Washington, D.C. based sports, the U.S. military, and Presidential campaigns.

Life and Work
After graduating from the University of Missouri, Brandon began working as a photographer at the Arkansas Democrat. In 1987, he covered a three-month expedition to Mount Everest

Beginning in 1993, Brandon worked for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. During that time, he covered two Super Bowls, the United Nations mission to Bosnia and Albania, military training exercises , and Gulf Coast hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina. For the latter, he was part of the team at the Times-Picayune that was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes. His work photographing and rescuing people from their flooded homes in the Lower Ninth Ward was covered in the National Geographic Hurricane Katrina Commemorative Collection

He began work at the Associated Press in 2006, working in New Orleans , Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. He traveled with Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign, and since joining the AP staff in Washington, frequently travels with the White House, State Department, and Department of Defense. He was part of the team awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for his photographs of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, DC.