Erwin H. Hagler

1980 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography

Erwin Hagler received the Pulitzer Prize in 1980 in feature photography on the western cowboy while a photojournalist at the Dallas Times Herald.

He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1971.

Hagler joined the Waco Texas Tribune photography staff after graduating from college. From 1972-1974, he was a photographer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, in his hometown of Fort Worth. He then went to work for the Dallas Times Herald from 1974 to its closing in 1988.

In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Hagler also was honored by the National Press Photographer's Association as regional photographer of the year in 1972 and 1974.

He is currently a free-lance photographer in Dallas.

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