Lara Solt joined The Dallas Morning News as a staff photographer in 2003. Her intimate work exploring everyday life has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, World Press Photo and The National Press Photographers Association among others. In 2008, her multimedia project on abuse and scandal plaguing the Texas Youth Commission received a Lone Star Emmy and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service in Online Journalism. The same year, her project “Among the Wounded,†following a Marine who was injured in Iraq from critical care through rehabilitation, received the Online Award from Military Reporters & Editors and the Photo Story Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. In 2007, her project “Yolanda’s Crossing,†chronicling the flight of a victim of child sexual abuse from rural Mexico to the U.S., was recognized with the Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence, and the Online Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. The project was also runner-up for the Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism for distinguished coverage of disadvantaged children and families. Lara is a graduate of Ohio University’s School of Visual Communications.