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Abra Richardson is a photojournalist, live music and portrait photographer based in Chicago, Ill.
Editorial Work: Associated Press, Bloomberg, NBC 5 Chicago, Block Club Chicago, Appleton Post-Crescent/USA Today, MLive, City Bureau, Art New York, The Columbia Chronicle, True Star Media, Penny Magazine, Off The Record Press, The Luna Collective and Sound Opinions
Commercial Work: Fiorenza Art, Neptune’s Core, Pull & Bear, Partywatcher and Chicago White Sox
Awards & Recognitions:
2025— Edward R. Murrow Award: Investigative Reporting
2025—Chicago Headline Club’s Watchdog Award: Second Place
2024— Emmy Awards: Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering - Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
2024— Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s Better Newspaper Contest— Division A: Second Place
2023— Illinois College Press Association Awards: First Place for Spot News Photo
2023— Gary Marx Award for Investigative Journalism
2022— Gary Marx Award for Investigative Journalism
Member of Michigan Press Photographers Association from 2026
Member of National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences from 2025
Member of Investigative Reporters and Editors from 2022 to 2025