She has been published in Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine and People. She also has participated in Day in the Life book projects. Her numerous awards include honors from the Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers Association and the California Press Photographers Association. The Bay Area Press Photographers Association named her Photographer of the Year in 2002. Fitzmaurice is a graduate of the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, where she earned a B.F.A. in photography.