Author: Marco Hernandez

Marco has worked in graphics for more than 20 years, including Reuters, Singapore; La Nación, Costa Rica; and The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. Marco joined The Times in 2021. Marco has received more than 160 awards from the Society for News Design, including “World’s Best Designer” in 2021. Marco was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for my work with Reuters covering the protests in Hong Kong and Marco was part of the team that won the 2023 and 2024 Pulitzers Prizes for coverage of the war in Ukraine and Gaza, respectively. Marco was also honored with the 2023 Majeri Award for innovation and leadership in journalism from Ball State University. Marco grew up in Costa Rica and speak Spanish.

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