He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography for his portrait of gun violence in Chicago.
Wambsgans was born in Detroit and graduated from Central Michigan University.
[citation needed] Wambsgans was one of three journalists awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 2017.
[1][2] Wambsgans has worked at the Chicago Tribune as a staff photographer since 2002 and does photo stories reflecting events in, and around, the town.
[3] Aside from his work with the Chicago Tribune, Wambsgans runs an Instagram account dedicated to black-and-white photography captured on his cellphone.