The University of Guam College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will host Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Manny Crisostomo for a public presentation titled “The Long View: Decades of Visual Storytelling” on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 5:30 p.m. in the CLASS Lecture Hall.
During the lecture, Crisostomo will reflect on nearly 50 years of visual work, which he describes as “a mix of photojournalism, artistic expression and living cultural anthropology.” He is Guam’s first and only Pulitzer Prize winner and is widely recognized for documenting CHamoru people and Pacific Island cultures across the Marianas and the diaspora.
Crisostomo received the Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his work with the Detroit Free Press on “A Class Act, The Life and Times of Southwestern High School,” a project that documented teenagers navigating drugs, violence and economic hardship in a racially diverse community.
His career spans work as a multimedia photojournalist, documentarian, adjunct instructor, book author, magazine publisher and art gallery owner. He is also known for his books Legacy of Guam: I Kustumbren Chamoru and Guam From the Heavens, and for launching Latte Magazine in 1995. His awards include the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for “The Leftover People,” which documented the final wave of Hmong refugees.
In 2016, Crisostomo returned to Guam to document the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts, later publishing Journeys to the Heart: Pacific Islanders Celebrate Their Indigenous Cultures. An expanded second edition was released in 2024.
The event is part of UOG’s ongoing efforts to support the humanities and highlight creatives whose work deepens understanding of island life and culture. The presentation is free and open to the public.