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| name = Evan Vucci
| name = Evan Vucci
| birth_place = [[Olney, Maryland]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Olney, Maryland]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|6|15|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|6|15}}
| alma_mater = [[Rochester Institute of Technology]]<ref name="vucci-linkedin">{{cite web |title=Evan Vucci |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanvucci |website=[[LinkedIn]] |access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| alma_mater = [[Rochester Institute of Technology]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation = Photojournalist
| occupation = [[Photojournalist]]
| years_active = 2000–present<ref name="vucci-linkedin"/>
| years_active = 2000–present
| awards = [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography]] (2021)
| website = {{Instagram|evanvucci}}
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[[File:P061913PS-1195_(9314671291).jpg | thumb | right | alt=Photojournalists Evan Vucci and Jewel Samad work in the foreground as President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2013. On stage with the President are Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) | Photojournalists Evan Vucci and Jewel Samad work in the foreground as President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2013. On stage with the President are Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)]]
'''Evan Vucci''' (born June 15, 1977) is an American photographer. He works for [[Associated Press]] and is based in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Chelsea|last1=Matiash|accessdate=July 11, 2018|title=A Year on the Campaign Trail With Donald Trump|url=http://time.com/4507952/donald-trump-campaign-photos/|magazine=Time}}</ref> Vucci shoots and produces both still photography, and video projects, worldwide, on various subjects such as Washington, D.C. based sports, the U.S. military, and former President [[George W. Bush]]. He took the picture of an injured [[Donald Trump]] pumping his fist after the [[attempted assassination of Donald Trump|assassination attenpt against him]].
'''Evan Vucci''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|uː|tʃ|i}}; born June 15, 1977)<ref>{{cite web |title=The story behind the powerful photo of Trump that could change the country |url=https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2024/trump-photo-blood-raised-fist-fight/ |last1=Jones |first1=Tom |date=July 15, 2024 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |publisher=[[Poynter Institute]] |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715220010/https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2024/trump-photo-blood-raised-fist-fight/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is an American [[photojournalist]], who is the chief photographer for the [[Associated Press]] in Washington, D.C.. Vucci shoots and produces both still photography and video projects worldwide, as well as on various subjects including Washington, D.C.–based sports, the U.S. military, and U.S. politics.


He was part of the AP reporting team that won the 2021 [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography]]. In July 2024, he took [[Donald Trump raised-fist photographs|photographs of]] an injured [[Donald Trump]] with his fist raised after [[Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania|his attempted assassination]].
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==Early life and education==


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== Early life and education ==
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Vucci was born in [[Olney, Maryland|Olney]], [[Maryland]], growing up his mother was a secretary and his father a police officer.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Riffe |first1=Noah |title=Evan Vucci: An Unfinished Photo |url=https://www.noahriffephoto.com/blog/2018/12/14/evan-vucci-an-unfinished-photo |accessdate=March 9, 2019}}</ref> Vucci enrolled at [[Rochester Institute of Technology]] in 1995<ref name="vucci-linkedin"/> on a path to commercial photography. Whilst there he attended a lecture given by photojournalist [[Michael Williamson (photographer)|Michael Williamson]]. In the lecture, Williamson showed his work and spoke of his travels all around the world while on staff with ''[[The Washington Post]].'' Vucci was struck by the photographs and life Williamson had lived and changed his major to focus on [[photojournalism]]. While still enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology Vucci photographed sports for [[Reuters]].<ref name=":0"/>
Vucci was born in [[Olney, Maryland]], on June 15, 1977. His mother was a secretary and his father was a police officer.<ref name="Riffe">{{cite web |last1=Riffe |first1=Noah |title=Evan Vucci: An Unfinished Photo |url=https://www.noahriffephoto.com/blog/2018/12/14/evan-vucci-an-unfinished-photo |accessdate=March 9, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024}}</ref>


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Vucci enrolled at the [[Rochester Institute of Technology]] in [[Rochester, New York]], in 1995 on a path to commercial photography. Whilst there he attended a lecture given by photojournalist [[Michael Williamson (photographer)|Michael Williamson]]. In the lecture, Williamson showed his work and spoke of his travels all around the world while on staff with ''[[The Washington Post]].'' Vucci was struck by the photographs and life Williamson had lived and changed his major to focus on photojournalism. While still enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology, Vucci photographed sports for [[Reuters]].<ref name="Riffe" />
==Life and work==

Vucci graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in professional photographic illustration in 2000.<ref name="Rochester Institute of Technology">{{Cite web |title=Evan Vucci - 2021 Winner |url=https://www.rit.edu/pulitzers/entries/evan-vucci-2021-winner |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714024724/https://www.rit.edu/pulitzers/entries/evan-vucci-2021-winner |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Rochester Institute of Technology}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumnus joins ever-growing list of RIT graduates to win Pulitzer Prize |url=https://www.rit.edu/news/alumnus-joins-ever-growing-list-rit-graduates-win-pulitzer-prize |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Rochester Institute of Technology |language=en-us |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919152314/https://www.rit.edu/news/alumnus-joins-ever-growing-list-rit-graduates-win-pulitzer-prize |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RIT Alumnus wins Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography |url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/rit-alumnus-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-breaking-news-photography/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Rochester First – Nexstar Media Inc |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240715204009/https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/rit-alumnus-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-breaking-news-photography/ |archive-date=2024-07-15 |quote=According to RIT, Vucci graduated with a bachelor’s degree in professional photographic illustration in 2000.}}</ref>

== Career ==
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After graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2000<ref name="vucci-linkedin"/> Vucci moved to [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], North Carolina and took a 30-hour-a-week position at the [[The Fayetteville Observer|Fayetteville Observer]]. After about 3 months Vucci realized that life at a small-town paper was not for him. Vucci took a job in Sydney, Australia to work for the [[International Olympic Committee]] as a photo manager during the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. While working in Sydney, Vucci met then [[Associated Press]] (AP) photographer [[Doug Mills (photographer)|Doug Mills]] who would help him get his foot in the door at the AP as a freelance photojournalist.<ref name=":0" />
After graduating from college, Vucci moved to [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], and took a 30-hour-a-week position at ''[[The Fayetteville Observer]]''. After about three months, Vucci realized that life at a small-town paper was not for him. Vucci took a job in [[Sydney]], Australia, to work for the [[International Olympic Committee]] as a photo manager during the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. While working in Sydney, Vucci met then Associated Press photographer [[Doug Mills (photographer)|Doug Mills]], who would help him get his foot in the door at the Associated Press as a freelance photojournalist.<ref name="Riffe" />


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In late 2003, Vucci accepted a position at the Associated Press. In 2008, Vucci made several visits to [[Forward operating base|Forward Operating Base]] Marez in [[Mosul]], Iraq, profiling soldiers and their stories. His primary focus was a Cavalry Scout Platoon from Killer Troop, 3rd Squadron, [[3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment]] (3 ACR). He spent several weeks embedded with the platoon filming their patrols and lives spent at a Combat Outpost in Western Mosul. Many of those soldiers were wounded and three were killed.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=July 11, 2018|title=Associated Press News|url=http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/wdc/killer_blue/index.html?SITE=AP|website=[[Associated Press]]|archive-date=May 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502130356/http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/wdc/killer_blue/index.html?SITE=AP|url-status=live}}</ref>
In late 2003, Vucci accepted a position at the Associated Press, where he currently still works. One of Vucci’s most iconic shots came from Iraq while he was working for AP. On Sunday, December 14, 2008, Vucci was in a press conference with then-President [[George W. Bush]] in Baghdad. The joint press conference was to announce the signing of a [[status of forces agreement]], which allowed US troops to remain in Iraq. During the press conference, Iraqi journalist [[Muntadhar al-Zaidi]] threw a shoe at then-President Bush.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28431614 |title=Shoe-throwing journalist's trial postponed - Conflict in Iraq |newspaper=[[NBC News]]|accessdate=May 24, 2010}}</ref>


=== Notable images ===
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In 2008, Vucci made several visits to [[Forward operating base|Forward Operating Base]] Marez in Mosul, Iraq profiling soldiers and their stories. His primary focus was a Cavalry Scout Platoon from Killer Troop, 3d Squadron, [[3d Armored Cavalry Regiment]] (3 ACR). He spent several weeks embedded with the platoon filming their patrols and lives spent at a Combat Outpost in Western Mosul. Many of those soldiers were wounded and three were killed.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=July 11, 2018|title=Associated Press News|url=http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/wdc/killer_blue/index.html?SITE=AP|website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>


==== Shoeing of George W. Bush ====
On July 13, 2024, Vucci took a photo of former U.S. President, and presumptive [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nominee, [[Donald Trump]] being led off stage after surviving an [[Attempted assassination of Donald Trump|assassination attempt]], with Trump raising his fist in the air, blood streaming down the right side of his face.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Secret Service rushes Trump offstage after popping noises heard at his Pennsylvania rally |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/secret-service-rushes-trump-stage-shots-fired-pennsylvania-rally-rcna161735 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Trump injured but 'fine' after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-vp-vance-rubio-7c7ba6b99b5f38d2d840ed95b2fdc3e5 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> The image was widely spread on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Photo of bloodied Trump fist pumping immediately spotlighted by his allies |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/republicans-back-trump-by-sharing-a-bloody-photo-of-the-former-president-00167980 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=Politico}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wallace-Wells |first=Benjamin |date=July 13, 2024 |title=The Attempt on Donald Trump’s Life and an Image That Will Last |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-attempt-on-donald-trumps-life-and-an-image-that-will-last |access-date=July 14, 2024 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref>
{{Main|George W. Bush shoe-throwing incident}}
One of Vucci's most iconic shots came from Iraq while he was working for Associated Press. On Sunday, December 14, 2008, Vucci was at a joint press conference between [[United States President]] [[George W. Bush]] and Iraq Prime Minister [[Nouri al-Maliki|Nouri al-Malik]] in [[Baghdad]], capital city of Iraq. The joint press conference was to announce the signing of a [[status of forces agreement]], which allowed the United States military to remain in Iraq. During the press conference, Iraqi journalist [[Muntadhar al-Zaidi]] [[George W. Bush shoeing incident|threw his shoes at]] United States President George W. Bush.<ref name="Riffe" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Shoe-throwing journalist's trial postponed - Conflict in Iraq |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna28431614 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715045002/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna28431614 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |access-date=May 24, 2010 |newspaper=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=President Bush and Iraq Prime Minister Maliki Sign the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/12/20081214-2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305193135/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/12/20081214-2.html |archive-date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov}}</ref>


==== George Floyd protests ====
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==References==
In 2020, Vucci covered the [[George Floyd protests]] for the Associated Press. Serving as the chief photographer for the Associated Press in Washington, D.C., he was part of the AP reporting team that won the 2021 [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography]].<ref name="Rochester Institute of Technology" />
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==== Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania ====
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{{Main|Donald Trump raised-fist photographs}}

On July 13, 2024, Vucci photographed former President and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nominee [[Donald Trump]] being led off stage after surviving an [[Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania|assassination attempt]], with Trump's fist raised in the air and blood on the right side of his face.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Secret Service rushes Trump offstage after popping noises heard at his Pennsylvania rally |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/secret-service-rushes-trump-stage-shots-fired-pennsylvania-rally-rcna161735 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714023313/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/secret-service-rushes-trump-stage-shots-fired-pennsylvania-rally-rcna161735 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Trump injured but 'fine' after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-vp-vance-rubio-7c7ba6b99b5f38d2d840ed95b2fdc3e5 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713045634/https://apnews.com/article/trump-vp-vance-rubio-7c7ba6b99b5f38d2d840ed95b2fdc3e5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Sullivan |first1=Helen |title='The job is all about anticipation': behind the lens of the defining photo of the Trump rally shooting |date=15 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |location=London |issn=0261-3077 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/15/trump-rally-shooting-photographer-evan-vucci-story |access-date=2024-07-15 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715125631/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/15/trump-rally-shooting-photographer-evan-vucci-story |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Donald Trump raised-fist photographs|The image]] was shared widely on social media and used as a cover image for [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']].<ref>{{cite web |last=Loh |first=Matthew |title=The man who photographed a bloodied and defiant Trump says he 'knew it was a moment in American history that had to be documented' |website=Business Insider |date=14 July 2024 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/photographer-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-photos-blood-evan-vucci-2024-7 |access-date=14 July 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714173233/https://www.businessinsider.com/photographer-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-photos-blood-evan-vucci-2024-7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Photo of bloodied Trump fist pumping immediately spotlighted by his allies |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/republicans-back-trump-by-sharing-a-bloody-photo-of-the-former-president-00167980 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=Politico |archive-date=July 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717074032/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/republicans-back-trump-by-sharing-a-bloody-photo-of-the-former-president-00167980 <!-- alt. archive: https://archive.today/20240713235817/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/republicans-back-trump-by-sharing-a-bloody-photo-of-the-former-president-00167980 --> |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wallace-Wells |first=Benjamin |date=July 13, 2024 |title=The Attempt on Donald Trump's Life and an Image That Will Last |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-attempt-on-donald-trumps-life-and-an-image-that-will-last |access-date=July 14, 2024 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714024239/https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-attempt-on-donald-trumps-life-and-an-image-that-will-last |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cortellessa |first=Eric |date=July 13, 2024 |title=Eyewitness Accounts From the Trump Rally Shooting |url=https://time.com/6998302/trump-rally-shooting-2 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |magazine=TIME |language=en-US |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715045003/https://time.com/6998302/trump-rally-shooting-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{instagram|evanvucci}}

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Latest revision as of 08:34, 21 November 2024

Evan Vucci
Born (1977-06-15) June 15, 1977 (age 47)
Olney, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materRochester Institute of Technology (BFA)
OccupationPhotojournalist
Years active2000–present
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography (2021)
Photojournalists Evan Vucci and Jewel Samad work in the foreground as President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2013. On stage with the President are Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Photojournalists Evan Vucci and Jewel Samad work in the foreground as President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2013. On stage with the President are Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Evan Vucci (/ˈvuːtʃi/; born June 15, 1977)[1] is an American photojournalist, who is the chief photographer for the Associated Press in Washington, D.C.. Vucci shoots and produces both still photography and video projects worldwide, as well as on various subjects including Washington, D.C.–based sports, the U.S. military, and U.S. politics.

He was part of the AP reporting team that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography. In July 2024, he took photographs of an injured Donald Trump with his fist raised after his attempted assassination.

Early life and education

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Vucci was born in Olney, Maryland, on June 15, 1977. His mother was a secretary and his father was a police officer.[2]

Vucci enrolled at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, in 1995 on a path to commercial photography. Whilst there he attended a lecture given by photojournalist Michael Williamson. In the lecture, Williamson showed his work and spoke of his travels all around the world while on staff with The Washington Post. Vucci was struck by the photographs and life Williamson had lived and changed his major to focus on photojournalism. While still enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology, Vucci photographed sports for Reuters.[2]

Vucci graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in professional photographic illustration in 2000.[3][4][5]

Career

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After graduating from college, Vucci moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina, and took a 30-hour-a-week position at The Fayetteville Observer. After about three months, Vucci realized that life at a small-town paper was not for him. Vucci took a job in Sydney, Australia, to work for the International Olympic Committee as a photo manager during the 2000 Summer Olympics. While working in Sydney, Vucci met then Associated Press photographer Doug Mills, who would help him get his foot in the door at the Associated Press as a freelance photojournalist.[2]

In late 2003, Vucci accepted a position at the Associated Press. In 2008, Vucci made several visits to Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, profiling soldiers and their stories. His primary focus was a Cavalry Scout Platoon from Killer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (3 ACR). He spent several weeks embedded with the platoon filming their patrols and lives spent at a Combat Outpost in Western Mosul. Many of those soldiers were wounded and three were killed.[6]

Notable images

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Shoeing of George W. Bush

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Main article: George W. Bush shoe-throwing incident

One of Vucci's most iconic shots came from Iraq while he was working for Associated Press. On Sunday, December 14, 2008, Vucci was at a joint press conference between United States President George W. Bush and Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Malik in Baghdad, capital city of Iraq. The joint press conference was to announce the signing of a status of forces agreement, which allowed the United States military to remain in Iraq. During the press conference, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at United States President George W. Bush.[2][7][8]

George Floyd protests

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In 2020, Vucci covered the George Floyd protests for the Associated Press. Serving as the chief photographer for the Associated Press in Washington, D.C., he was part of the AP reporting team that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.[3]

Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania

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Main article: Donald Trump raised-fist photographs

On July 13, 2024, Vucci photographed former President and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump being led off stage after surviving an assassination attempt, with Trump's fist raised in the air and blood on the right side of his face.[9][10][11] The image was shared widely on social media and used as a cover image for Time.[12][13][14][15]

References

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  1. ^ Jones, Tom (July 15, 2024). "The story behind the powerful photo of Trump that could change the country". Poynter Institute. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Riffe, Noah. "Evan Vucci: An Unfinished Photo". Retrieved March 9, 2019.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "Evan Vucci - 2021 Winner". Rochester Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Alumnus joins ever-growing list of RIT graduates to win Pulitzer Prize". Rochester Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "RIT Alumnus wins Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography". Rochester First – Nexstar Media Inc. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024. According to RIT, Vucci graduated with a bachelor's degree in professional photographic illustration in 2000.
  6. ^ "Associated Press News". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Shoe-throwing journalist's trial postponed - Conflict in Iraq". NBC News. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  8. ^ "President Bush and Iraq Prime Minister Maliki Sign the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Secret Service rushes Trump offstage after popping noises heard at his Pennsylvania rally". NBC News. July 13, 2024. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "Trump injured but 'fine' after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead". AP News. July 13, 2024. Archived from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  11. ^ Sullivan, Helen (July 15, 2024). "'The job is all about anticipation': behind the lens of the defining photo of the Trump rally shooting". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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