Pulitzer Prize 2022: Congratulations to Marcus Yam for elevating our nation’s name in the world stage

Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and staff photographer Marcus Yam learns he won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for work related to the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan, at a hotel in Los Angeles on Monday, May 9, 2022. (Meg McLaughlin/Los Angeles Times via AP)

Today is a historic day in photojournalism as Malaysia celebrates the victory of Kuala Lumpur-born and bred Marcus Yam, who has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for 2022.

MCA congratulates Yam on his Pulitzer Prize win. With his victory, many photojournalists around the world will undoubtedly be inspired to enter the field of journalism and strive for success comparable to Marcus.