Edmund D. Fountain is an award-winning editorial photographer and FAA licensed drone pilot who focuses on stories related to climate science and juvenile justice.
He is a named finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for a series of stories examining a century of abuse at a Florida reform school. These stories ultimately helped shut down the school and sparked ongoing exhumation work to identify the remains of children buried in unmarked graves on the school’s campus. The remains of several children have since been returned to their families. He's also a recipient of the Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma and the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. His photographs have been honored multiple times by the National Press Photographers Association, The Society for News Design,The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, Best of Photojournalism and the Florida Society of News Editors. A selection of his photographs reside in the permanent collection of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.
He spent a decade as a staff photographer for the Tampa Bay Times (formerly St. Petersburg Times) covering local, national and international news. Since 2014 he has devoted himself to covering stories in the southeastern United States.
He's also an award-winning competition BBQ chef (ask him about his pecan pie laced with smoked pork bark) and an American Canoe Association (they govern Olympic paddlesports) certified coastal/sea kayak instructor.
Select Clients:
American Civil Liberties Union
The Atlantic
CNN
Colby College
ESPN
Food & Environment Reporting Network
Geo
GQ
Harvard University
The Marshall Project
Monocle
Mother Jones Magazine
NPR
New York Magazine
The New York Times
Politico
ProPublica
Scientific American
Simon & Schuster
Vera Institute for Justice
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
The Weather Channel
Yale University