Martha Rial

She is a native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Murrysville, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and Ohio University with a BFA in 1998. She was a staff photographer at the Ft. Pierce Tribune, and the Journal Newspapers in Alexandria, Virginia. In 1994, she became a staff photographer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Rial also worked as a senior photojournalist at the St Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Bay Times) from 2006 to 2009. In 2005, she had a gallery show at The Mattress Factory. ==Awards==

• 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography • 1998 National Journalism Award winners, Scripps Howard Foundation ==Works==

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette pulitzer work on Rwanda. • "Homework, no home", St. Petersburg Times • "Off Stage: On Hartwood Grounds", Pittsburgh Cross Currents • "Martha Rial: Trek of Tears", The 1998 Pulitzer Prize Winners • "For the birds", Michael Pestel, Pittsburgh 2006 • "Pittsburgh Marchers' Message", Common Dreams ==References==