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Congressman Michael Doyle, left, hoists Conor Lamb's arm after Lamb won the Democratic committee members nomination for Pennsylvania's 18th District on November 19, 2017 at Washington High School in Washington, Pa. Lamb, a 33-year-old Marine veteran and assistant U.S. attorney, will run against against Rick Saccone to replace Tim Murphy, who resigned in disgrace over a sex scandal. Saccone, 60, a Republican state lawmaker is a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Conor Lamb watches on as votes are tallied at the Democratic committee members convention to name a candidate for Pennsylvania's 18th District on November 19, 2017 at Washington High School in Washington, Pa.
Conor Lamb speaks to Democratic committee members at the party's convention to name a candidate for Pennsylvania's 18th District on November 19, 2017 at Washington High School in Washington, Pa.
Rick Saccone, a Republican state lawmaker running for a US House seat in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District is photographed in his office on February 8, 2018 in Canonsburg, Pa.
A map for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District hangs in Rick Saccone's campaign office on February 8, 2018 in Canonsburg, Pa.
Rick Saccone, a Republican state lawmaker running for a US House seat in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District puts together campaign signs in his office on February 8, 2018 in Canonsburg, Pa.
Conor Lamb is greeted by a supporter after winning the Democratic committee members nomination for Pennsylvania's18th District on November 19, 2017 at Washington High School in Washington, Pa.
Supporters of Conor Lamb listen as he speaks to Democratic committee members at the party's convention to name a candidate for Pennsylvania's 18th District on November 19, 2017 at Washington High School in Washington, Pa.
Conor Lamb talks with supporters after winning the Democratic committee members nomination for Pennsylvania's 18th District on November 19, 2017 at Washington High School in Washington, Pa.
Conor Lamb speaks with veterans at a campaign event at the American Legion Post 902 on Saturday, January 13, 2017 in Houston, Pa.
Rick Saccone, a Republican state lawmaker running for a US House seat in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, (third from right), gets a tour of Rosedale Technical College on Monday, February 12, 2018 in Kennedy Township, Pa.
A Conor Lamb supporter has a 'Conor Lamb for Congress' sticker on her sign as she joins in The Women's March on Washington - Pittsburgh "Power to the Polls" in Market Square on Sunday afternoon, January 21, 2017 in downtown Pittsburgh. Thousands came to Pittsburgh to join women's marches across the country this weekend.
Conor Lamb supporter Fred Bender, center, 70, of Peters Township, holds a sign saying, "Vote Bloodsucking Republicans Out," as he joins in The Women's March on Washington - Pittsburgh "Power to the Polls" in Market Square on Sunday afternoon, January 21, 2017 in downtown Pittsburgh. Thousands came to Pittsburgh to join women's marches across the country this weekend.
Tim Solobay, 61, of Canonsburg watches on as Conor Lamb, left, talks with supporters during a campaign event at the American Legion Post 902 on Saturday, January 13, 2017 in Houston, Pa. Solobay, a Democrat, was a former Pennsylvania State Representative as well as State Senator.
Rick Saccone, a Republican state lawmaker running for a US House seat in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, and his wife, Yong, are seen through a window of Rosedale Technical College, as they tour the facility on Monday, February 12, 2018 in Kennedy Township, Pa.
Republican nominee for congress Rick Saccone and his wife, Yong, talk with guests prior to the arrival of President Donald Trump for an official visit at H&K Equipment, a rental and sales company for specialized material handling solutions in North Fayette Township, Pennsylvania, on January 18, 2018. Trump visited the facility to talk about the Republican tax reform policy that was passed in late December and endorsed Saccone in his race against Democratic nominee Conor Lamb.
Justin Merriman, a freelance photojournalist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has traveled the world to cover politics, wars, natural disasters, civil unrest as well as covering assignment throughout the United States. His work has appeared in leading national publications and he has received multiple top journalism awards.
After covering the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks – including the crash of United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania – Merriman committed to chronicling the U.S. military and its war on terror. He has followed this story across the United States and into the conflict zones of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He also has covered life in Fidel Castro’s Cuba in 2002, India’s efforts to eradicate polio from its population, the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba in 2012, the 2013 conclave and election of Pope Francis in Rome, the second anniversary of Egypt’s revolution and subsequent unrest, Russia’s invasion of Crimea and the international political crisis that unfolded in Ukraine in 2014, a look inside of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in 2015 and its uncertain future, and most recently, traveled the entire U.S. border with Mexico documenting issues on immigration.
Merriman’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Time, USA Today, Sports Illustrated and other publications across the globe.
He has been recognized with numerous regional, national and international awards from organizations including Pictures of the Year International, Society of Professional Journalists, the National Press Photographers Association, the Society for News Design, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the Northern Short Course, the Southern Short Course, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Military Reporters and Editors Association, and the Western Pennsylvania Press Club. He was awarded Photographer of the Year by the News Photographer Association of Greater Pittsburgh four times and most recently was honored with the Keystone Press Award’s 2016 Distinguished Visual Award from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association.
Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Merriman graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Writing. In 2009, the university awarded him its prestigious Alumnus of Distinction award.
Currently Merriman lives in Oakmont with his fiancé, Stephanie Strasburg, a photojournalist with PublicSource.