DAVID WALLACE is a senior staff photographer and video producer at the Arizona Republic, where he has worked since 2006. He has worked as a visual journalist for 20 years, including newspapers in Iowa, Florida and Michigan. He has documented issues ranging from the U.S./ Mexico border to the environment. He covered Pope Francis’ inaugural visit to Mexico, disappearing glaciers in Peru, uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation, two Super Bowls, and directed a feature length documentary on child welfare issues, just to name a few. In 2018, David was one of the primary members of an Arizona Republic reporting team that won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for their coverage of the U.S./ Mexico border. Of the ten pieces of content submitted for the Pulitzer, 3 of the entries were videos David filmed and edited. He is also an 8 time Rocky Mountain Emmy winner and has won numerous other awards in photo and video journalism. He received a BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology. An avid outdoorsmen, David’s interests include hiking, canyoneering, trail running, rafting and rock climbing,  immersing himself into intimate contact with wild places few have experienced. In 2001, David thru-hiked the entirety of the 2,650-mile long Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. David lives in Phoenix with his wife, Laura Segall, also a professional photographer and their three children.