A young boy looks to his hand in awe after shaking it with U.S. President Barack Obama during a Newark, NJ campaign rally for NJ Governor Jon Corzine.
Matt Rainey
Bio
Matt Rainey is a award-winning photojournalist based in New Jersey. Available for assignments worldwide, Rainey's clients include Adventist HealthCare, American Express, The American Legion, Bella Pictures, BH, Catholic Health East, CURE, DRP, Getty Images, Mind Over Media, The New York Times, The Record, Rodale, Rutgers University Foundation, St. Peter's University Hospital, The Star-Ledger, TBP, wedding clients and others.
Rainey is the recipient of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, and a member of the team awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting. He is also the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Domestic Photojournalism and the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers. Among his other honors, Rainey has twice been named NJ Press Photographer of the Year and has been awarded the NJ Understanding Award in Photojournalism four times. Matt has been named the runner up to the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, the DART Award, and the Canon Photo Essayist Award. He holds Best in Show honors in both, The National Headliners Competition and the International Society of News Design, as well as the Gold Medal. He is a Past President and Life Member of the NJ Press Photographers Association.
Rainey worked on staff at The Star-Ledger for 15 years, departing in 2010 to concentrate on his growing photojournalism business. He has more than 23 years experience as a photojournalist and teaches Photojournalism at Kean University in New Jersey.
Matt is a graduate of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.