 She has photographed and documented about 6,000 veterans in over 27 states and held many exhibitions showing the work of veterans in their hometowns.Pearsall earned a National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) at Military Photographer of the Year competition; becoming one of only two women to do so.She has also served as a nomination juror for the Pulitzer Prize and held a position in the advisory board of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The Citadel.