Inducted 2017 and 2026
J. B. Forbes joined the Post-Dispatch photo department since 1975, holding the positions of staff photographer, photo editor and Chief Photographer. Five years after he was hired, Forbes began covering international assignments, a position that took him to 30 nations to cover wars, natural disasters and political upheavals. His work garnered over 100 awards including four regional National Press Photographers citations, election to the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame. His 2026 induction was for the shared Pulitzer Prize with the rest of the paper’s photo staff for their coverage of the riots in Ferguson.
