Barbara has been a staff photographer for The Los Angeles Times since 2007. Prior to LA, she worked at The Dallas Morning News, The Washington Times, and The Record in Ontario, Canada.

Barbara remains committed to telling intimate stories. She has documented humanitarian crisis brought on by war in Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Israel, and Gaza. She documented the Tsunami disaster, Hurricane Katrina, and The China Earthquake. Her news assignments have also brought her to Yemen, Nigeria, and Rwanda.

She was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography for her intimate story of innocent victims trapped in the crossfire of deadly gang violence in Los Angeles.