Francine Orr
Los Angeles Times staff photojournalist
- Role
- Photojournalist at Los Angeles Times
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Francine Orr
Francine Orr has been a staff photojournalist for the Los Angeles Times since Previously, she was a staff photographer at the Kansas City Star. Orr served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. While there, she learned how to be a quiet observer and gained a love for stories. She was raised in Colorado and earned bachelor’s degrees in both history and art from the University of Saint Mary. Orr has focused on public health and poverty issues in Africa, India, and the United States. In Los Angeles, she has concentrated on the growing homeless crisis since 2005. Focusing on the impact of the coronavirus, she has reported inside fourteen hospitals throughout the pandemic. Orr received the coveted Columbia Journalism Graduate School Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, National Headliner Awards, the Religion Communicators Council - Wilbur Award 2023, best in-depth multimedia journalism from the American Academy of Religion whose mission is to foster excellence in the academic study of religion for her Covid hospital chaplain story 2023, 2020 Meyer “Mike” Berger for an outstanding example of in-depth, human interest reporting from Columbia Journalism School. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature photography in 2012. Other awards include the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, honors from Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Center for Public Integrity’s Daniel Pearl Award, Pictures of the Year International, National Press Photographers Assn, Society of Newspaper Design, Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service, Harry Chapin Award, Los Angeles Press Club, Sidney Hillman Award, Press Photographers of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times Editorial Awards. She was part of the 72nd Emmy Award for Informational Series. Specialties: Photojournalism
Experience
Photojournalist
Jan 2000 — Present
Travel: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, South Africa, Angola, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Lesotho, Ethiopia, Banda Aceh, Sri Lanka, Italy, France, India, Philippines, Mexico and Guatemala.
Education
Ohio University
The Knight Fellowship Graduate School of Visual Communication at Ohio University.
2024
University of Saint Mary
B.A.
Columbia University
Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship
2024
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