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Published: Feb. 13, 2021, 2:18 a.m.

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in service, she traveled to over 41 countries and attended the Military Photojournalism Program at  S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. During three combat tours, she earned the Bronze Star Medal and Air Force Commendation with Valor for combat actions in Iraq. Though disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as an independent photographer and is an author, educator, military consultant,  public speaker, and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Her work has been exhibited at  The Woodruff Arts Center,  The Pentagon, and Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

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Pearsall was one of only two women to win the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Military Photographer of the Year competition, and the only woman to have earned it twice. She\u2019s been awarded the Carolinas Freedom Foundation Freedom Award, honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution Margaret Cochran Corbin Award, lauded by the  White House as a Champion of Change, and holds an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel. Pearsall has served as a  nominating juror for the Pulitzer Prize and held a presidential-appointed board member position for the NPPA. She\u2019s held a position on the advisory board of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The Citadel since 2009.

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While transitioning out of military service in 2008, Pearsall purchased the Charleston Center for Photography (CCP). She grew the once grassroots photo club into a reputable brand for photography education, studio rentals, fine art print labs, and gallery under one roof. As CCP grew, so did her personal endeavors with the Veterans Portrait Project. In order to pursue her personal project full time, Pearsall sold the CCP in the fall of 2013

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