About
Michael Ciaglo is an independent photojournalist based in Denver, CO where he covers national news stories for Getty Images, The Associated Press, Bloomberg, The Washington Post Magazine, New York Times, Reuters, National Geographic and USA Today.
He previously worked at the Houston Chronicle where he covered Hurricane Harvey, the Astros World Series championship and was twice named the NPPA South Region Photographer of the Year. His work there was also awarded first place in POYI's recreational sports category and second place for sports portfolio in NPPA's BOP. Before Houston, Ciaglo worked at the Colorado Springs Gazette where he was the photographer on the Other than Honorable series that won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
Ciaglo attended the University of Oregon where he received a Bachelor's degree from the School of Journalism and Communication with a focus in Photography.
Awards
2014 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting: Lead Photographer and Videographer
2018 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Breaking News Reporting: Staff of the Houston Chronicle
Pictures of the Year International
2018 First Place Recreational Sports
NPPA Best of Photojournalism
2014 Honorable Mention Feature Photo
2014 Honorable Mention Veterans, Coming Home
NPPA Monthly Clip Contest
2014 Region 9 Photographer of the Year
2013 Region 9 Photographer of the Year
Associated PressMedia Editors
2015 Photo of the Year
Colorado Associated Press Editors and ReportersAssociation
2014 Best in Show
2014 1st Place Portfolio
2014 1st Place Sports Photo
2014 1st Place Portrait
2014 1st Place News Photo
2014 2nd Place Online Package
2014 2nd Place Photo Illustration
2014 3rd Place Photo Illustration
2014 3rd Place Spot News
2013 1st Place Spot News
2013 3rd Place News
2013 3rd Place Sports Photo
2013 3rd Place Portrait
Colorado Press Association
2014 Best in Show
2014 1st Place Portfolio
2014 1st Place Sports Photo
2014 1st Place Video Interview
2014 1st Place Slideshow
2014 2nd Place Photo Essay
2014 2nd Place Sports Photo
2014 3rd Place News
2014 3rd Place Non-Deadline Video
2013 1st Place Investigative Story
2013 1st Place Multimedia
2013 1st Place Video Interview
2013 2nd Place Photo Essay
2013 2nd Place Story/Picture Combination
2013 3rd Place Photo Essay
SPJ Top of the Rockies
2014 1st Place News
2014 1st Place Feature
2014 2nd Place Spot News
2014 3rd Place Feature
2013 IRE Medal for Investigative Reporting Finalist
National Institute of Healthcare Management PrintJournalism Honorable Mention
2012EPPY Award, Best College/UniversityInvestigative
or Documentary Report