But I loved chasing news in Florida, the Caribbean and Central America and meeting deadlines on important stories like the Miami riots, Haitian interdiction, Cuban refugees. Cameras were first allowed in the courtroom in Florida, and I was one of the first to photograph the unfolding dramas. My work with the National Press Photographers AssociationI was honored in 1993 to be its first woman presidentwas a real high point. And today, I'm extremely lucky to be on the best photo staff in the country at The Washington Post. First and foremost, women want to photograph things people have never seen, or photograph differently things people always see.
Women notice smallerand perhaps more preciousmoments.
That we are no longer tossed out means we will continue to be a force in photojournalism. I was racing to the scene when another call came over one of my scanners about a jumper on Longwood Avenue outside the Harvard Medical School. I decided to check that out first. The fire department and police were just arriving as I got there. A young woman stood on a wall about 15 feet above the sidewalknot very high but high enough to hurt her if she leaped headfirst.