Nicole Frugé
Director of Photography
The Chronicle
About this Author
Nicole Frugé became the Director of Photography for the San Francisco Chronicle in 2016. She takes a documentary photography approach to better understand the people directly affected by current events and public policy. Before photo editing, she spent ten years working as a staff photographer for newspapers in Texas and Florida. She covered the war in Iraq and Hurricane Katrina for the San Antonio Express-News.
Awards & Recognition
The Chronicle's photo editors were named the Picture Editing Team of the year by the National Press Photographer Associate's Best of Photojournalism contest in 2014. Frugé received an Award of Excellence for her portfolio from Pictures of the Year International and was named the NPPA's Region 8 Photographer of the Year for 2008. Her work has also been honored by the NPPA's Best of Photojournalism, The Society for Newspaper Design, and the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.
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On images and emotions of a historic Pride Week
July 5, 2015
Photos of the Week: June 8-14, 2015
June 14, 2015
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