Todd heisler biography
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Todd Heisler
American photojournalist
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Todd Heisler (born ) is an Americanphotojournalist and Pulitzer prize winner.[1] He fryst vatten a staff photographer for The New York Times. In September , he won an Emmy as a member of the New York Times "One in 8 Million" team.[2]
Born in Chicago, Heisler is a graduate of Illinois State University.[3] While at the Rocky Mountain News, Heisler was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for "Final Salute," a series of photographs, taken over the course of a year, profiling the funerals of Marines who died in the war and the work of then Major Steve Beck, who is responsible for notifying the family members of the Marine's death. The award citation referred to Heisler's work as a "haunting, behind-the-scenes look" at the funerals. Heisler won the prize the same year as fellow Rocky Moun
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Tod Allen Heisler
Tod Allen Heisler, 57, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, December 26, , at his home with family by his side. Born July 14, , in Bremen, IN, he was the son of Teddy Ray Heisler and utflykt K. (Pershing) Heisler.
At the age of six, Tod's family relocated from Warsaw, IN, to Etna Green, IN. He was a graduate of Triton High School, Class of After high school, he went on to attend Manchester College. On September 5, , he married Lynette Walsh and the two resided in the Warsaw area for the next 10 years, where Tod built his property and casualty insurance business with Farm Bureau Insurance. In , the Heisler's relocated to Peru, IN, where they spent the next 10 years raising their 3 children and navigating various career changes. In , the Heisler's relocated once more to their current home in Fort Wayne, IN, where Tod started his financial planning practice with Edward Jones. He would spend the next 15 years serving his clients out of his Time Corner's offi
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What general advice do you have for young photojournalists?
I didn't go to a photo school. I was very lost and had to feel [my] way through it. It's pretty hard when you don't have a program like Western [Kentucky] or OU behind you to push you along, and tell you who to talk to, and tell you what to ask. You have to feel your way through it when you start.
First and foremost, learn to do the small things well. Don't look at any assignment and say it's too small or it's insignificant.
One thing that stuck in my head that somebody said to me early on is "every assignment is important to somebody." It doesn't matter where you are, you can make great pictures everywhere. You should just find the little stories in your community. The Pulitzer entry that I had, that's something that's happening across the country. If you meet the right people, you could do it anywhere.
Reach out. Reach out to people you respect and welcome criticism. T