Cracker; Florida's Enduring Cowboys
Jon Kral grew up in the pinewoods shadow of some of Florida's most productive ranchland in Ft. Pierce.  Cracker is the result of over ten years' worth of observing and working alongside these cattlemen and women.  A senior photographer for the Miami Herald, Kral is a four-time Pulitzer nominee and winner of literally dozens of awards, including the prestigous Robert F. Kennedy Award for his shots of youth gangs in the South.  The National Association of Hispanic Journalists gave him their highest award for his coverage of conditions in Venezuelan prisons, which resulted in one maximum security facility being closed and razed.