Laura Elizabeth Pohl

2005 Student Winner

Award of Excellence

Laura is a photographer, writer and multimedia strategist based in Washington, D.C. Her work has taken her across the United States and Asia for a variety of editorial and non-profit clients including the Associated Press, Toronto Star, The Virginian-Pilot, Barcroft Media, Foreign Policy in Focus, Global Journalist magazine, the Virginia Dental Association and World Links.

Her 10 years of media experience began at USA Weekend magazine. Laura also worked as a business reporter for Dow Jones Newswires in New York and Seoul. From 2005 to 2006 she was a Fullbringht scholar in South Korea, where she photographed North Korean defectors adjusting to life in Seoul.

Laura received her MA in photojournalism form the University of Missouri and her BA in interdisciplinary studies from American University.