About

With more than 20 years experience, Photojournalist Matt Rainey continues to break ground with his images.

Rainey is the recipient of several journalism awards including the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, the 2000 RFK Journalism Award for Domestic Photojournalism, the 2001 Best of Show and Gold Medal in the International Society of News Design, the 2000 Best of Show in the Print Division of the National Headliner's Awards and the runner up for the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism.

Matt is a 2-time winner of the NJ Press Photographer of the Year award and 4-time winner of the New Jersey Understanding Award for Photojournalism.

He was part of the team awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for the resignation of NJ Gov. James E. McGreevey and in 2005, Rainey was awarded the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers with colleague Robin Gaby-Fisher.

Rainey is a member of the National Press Photographers Asso (NPPA), a life member and Past President of the New Jersey Press Photographers Asso (NJPPA), a member of the New York Press Photographers Asso (NYPPA) and a member of the Wedding Photojournalist Asso (WPJA).