E. Jason Wambsgans

E. Jason Wambsgans has been a staff photojournalist at the Chicago Tribune since 2002. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2017 for his tender photos of a child shooting victim, illuminating the city's brutal street violence. The Detroit-area native is a graduate of Central Michigan University.

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Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome community members in the Hope and Change lobby on opening day at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago June 19, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)