Julia Rendleman

Julia Rendleman is a photojournalist and journalism professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her photography has focused on history, community, human health, and the environment. 

Rendleman often works for statewide and national media outlets as a freelancer. In addition, she is the primary American photographer for Helsingin Sanomat, Finland's largest newspaper. 

She is a Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow alum (2011) and a multiple Center grantee for reports including a video story about the effects global economics have on Jamaican farmers and a photo essay about Bhutanese refugees living in Pittsburgh and in Nepal.

Rendleman was the recipient of a grant from the Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, investigating the implications of drug use and drug policy on American women.