Preston Gannaway, Pulitzer Prize-winning documentary photographer and artist, will deliver the 2026 Hosokawa Journalism Lecture: Uncommon Intimacy, discussing her long-form project "Remember Me," which focuses on EJ, a boy growing up in New Hampshire following the death of his mother at age 4.

Though the original story was published many years ago (it was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2008), Gannaway stayed in close touch with EJ and his father and has now been photographing EJ for more than 20 years. The work has since evolved into a longitudinal essay on time, loss and mortality.

Gannaway will share work from "Remember Me" while discussing the deep relationships that can evolve from photography and community journalism.

About Preston Gannaway:

Preston Gannaway (b. 1977) is a documentary photographer and artist whose work examines the relationships between individual, community and landscape. Her first book, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, explored the changing character of a seaside neighborhood in Virginia. Self-published as a handmade artist book, it is held in both private and public collections.

Her second monograph, from an on-going project now in its 21st year, was published by GOST Books in the fall of 2023. Remember Me focuses on a boy growing up in New Hampshire following the death of his mother at age 4. The interplay of everyday details, landscapes and portraits work together to create an intimate longitudinal essay on time, loss and mortality. The beginning of the series was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography.

She was a Light Work Artist in Residence in 2018 and a Pollner Distinguished Professor at the University of Montana in 2019. She served on the Board of Directors of Women Photograph from 2019-2024. She regularly does commissions for publications and brands including ESPN, Airbnb, and New York Times Magazine.

Based in Northern California, she grew up in North Carolina.