Bonnie Jo Mount

Bonnie Jo Mount is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist at The Washington Post. She fell in love with photography after learning to print black and white photographs when she was ten years old. She has lived in a variety of places, working as an editor, educator and photojournalist. She joined the Post in 2008 as the Picture Editor. Previous positions include: assistant professor at Hampton University (VA); deputy managing editor for visuals and interactive media at The News & Observer (NC); director of photography at The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO); photography editor at The Jackson Ho
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Written in the wood

What one pine tree on an Arizona mountaintop can tell us about the hottest year on record -- and what lies ahead

December 20, 2023

Ancient warning of a rising sea

Coral reefs in the Seychelles off Africa may indicate where sea level rise will be felt the hardest as human-caused climate change impacts the world’s oceans.

November 17, 2023

    Scientists drill Greenland to predict sea level rise

    Climate reporter Sarah Kaplan reports from the Greenland Ice Sheet where researchers drill deep into the ice with hopes to better understand climate change.

    August 26, 2023

    Buried under the ice

    Scientists journeyed to Greenland in an unprecedented experiment to drill for rocks beneath the ice sheet. But a crack in the ice threatened their mission — and their ability to predict the fate of the warming world.

    August 25, 2023

      A postcard from Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

      The Post travels to Alaska's Gates of the Arctic as part of its podcast "Field Trip" to see wilderness on full display.

      July 19, 2023

        A postcard from Everglades National Park

        Experience the variety of wildlife in Everglades National Park as part of The Washington Post’s latest podcast “Field Trip,” a deep dive into America’s national parks.

        July 5, 2023

          Hidden beneath the surface

          Canada's Crawford Lake may hold evidence that humans have fundamentally changed Earth enough to have started the Anthropocene, a new chapter in geologic time.

          June 20, 2023

            Biden defeats Trump: What I learned | How to be a journalist

            Washington Post journalists reveal what they learned covering the 2020 presidential campaign, and preview what to watch for in 2021

            December 22, 2020

              From impeachment to Iowa: Inside Klobuchar’s cross-country campaign

              Sen. Amy Klobuchar, along with three of her colleagues, is trying to do something no one in history has tried: running for president in the final days before voting begins in the Democratic primary, and serving as a juror in President Trump's impeachment trial at the same time.

              January 31, 2020

              As wildfires hit Australia, ocean warming from climate change endangers Tasmania

              Tasmanian Aboriginals faced genocide, and now extreme climate change is threatening what’s left of their culture.

              December 27, 2019