Jake May | jmay2@mlive.com

Jake May, 36, is an editorial photojournalist who calls Flint, Michigan his home. May, who attended Central Michigan University, has been committed to telling community stories in his backyard since 2003. He was honored as a 2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Feature Photography. May was named Small Market Photographer of the Year in the National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism three times in the last five years, as well as an honorable mention in the Cliff Edom New America Award in 2022. He has also been recognized with two special citations from the NPPA for his work on the Flint water crisis and his leadership in the industry. May has been named the Michigan Press Photographers Association's Photographer of the Year five times and the coveted Barry Edmonds Michigan Understanding Award five times as well, which was established to recognize and honor photographers work that best portrays the common purpose of man while exploring human relationships, friendship and concern for the environment, a lifting hope for peace. May has also won four SPJ Sigma Delta Chi awards for various works, including a portrait series of isolation in COVID-19, continued water crisis coverage and coverage of four tornadoes that ravaged Genesee County. He is an alumnus of the Eddie Adams, and mentors photojournalists at The Mountain Workshops in Kentucky. As a journalist in Michigan, May continues to document all facets of life, seeking to answer the "why?" while reflecting our communities through his lens, whether breaking news, human interest, business, food, sports, culture and more. You can follow May's work on MLive.com, as well as on his Instagram account @jakemayphoto.Contact Jake May at jmay2@mlive.com with any inquiries or story tips.