About

Florence Fong Hope Middleton is an Oakland-based visual journalist and educator whose work centers maternal health. Her reporting and photography have been published by the Pulitzer Center, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, KQED, and more.

Florence is a two-time Pulitzer Center fellow, Catchlight Mental Health Desk Visual Reporter, Dorothea Lange fellow, College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) finalist, and earned her master’s degree from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Contact

email: visuals [dot] florence [at] gmail.com

phone: (341) 210-1174‬

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Education

University of California, Berkeley - M.J., Graduate School of Journalism, 2024 

University of California, San Diego - B.A., International Studies, 2010

 The Eddie Adams Workshop XXXVI - Instructors: Maye-E Wong, Nancy Borowick, Andy Scott, 2023

 Tacet Eye - Longform Project Development Alumni Workshop - Instructors: Brian L. Frank, Sarah Blesener, Jenny Stratton, 2021

 Tacet Eye - Longform Project Development Workshop - Instructors: Brian L. Frank, Sarah Blesener, Jenny Stratton, 2021

 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop - Instructor: Maggie Steber, 2018

 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop - Instructor: Andrea Bruce, 2017

Awards & Honors

Catchlight Mental Health Desk Visual Reporter, 2026

Pulitzer Center Impact Initiative Grant Recipient, 2026 

Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow, 2025 

Dorothea Lange Photojournalism Fellow, 2024 

Queer Women of Color Film Festival, short film screening - SK8RGRLS, 2024

Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow, 2023 

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Graduate Journalism Award, 2023 

Dorothea Lange Fellow Honorable Mention, 2023 

Diversify Photo Up Next, 2022