For a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Awarded to Carolyn Cole of Los Angeles Times for her cohesive, behind-the-scenes look at the effects of civil war in Liberia, with special attention to innocent citizens caught in the conflict.

Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger presents Carolyn Cole with the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography.

Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Pauline Lubens, Dai Sugano and Patrick Tehan of the San Jose Mercury News for their imaginative and sophisticated coverage of California's extraordinary recall election, and Damir Sagolj of Reuters for his unforgettable picture of a burly American medic in Iraq cuddling a child whose mother had just been killed in a crossfire (moved by the jury from the Breaking News Photography category).