About

Guam’s first and only Pulitzer Prize winner, Manny Crisostomo, is a tireless advocate and chronicler of indigenous people and cultures of the Pacific.
Crisostomo is a multimedia photojournalist and documentarian who has won some of journalism’s most prestigious awards. In 1989, he won the most coveted prize in journalism, the Pulitzer, while working as a photographer for the Detroit Free Press. He was recognized for his work in a special section, “A Class Act, The Life and Times of Southwestern High School.”
His collection of published books: “Mainstreet: Small Town Michigan” (1986), “Moving Pictures: A Look at Detroit from High Atop the People Mover” (1987), “Legacy of Guam: I Kustumbren Chamoru (1992), Guam from the Heavens” (1998), “Art + Journalism: 40 Years of Images” (2016), “Journeys to the Heart: Pacific Islanders Celebrate Their Indigenous Cultures” (2017), “Manaotao Sanlagu: CHamorus from the Marianas - Håcha na Lepblo” (2022). “Journeys to the Heart " second edition 2024/