Peter Southwick took his first professional photo as an early teenager, and he has never stopped. Throughout high school, college, and a career that took him from a small weekly newspaper to a staff position at the world’s pre-eminent wire service, his passion has been to produce pictures that tell a story. He brings that commitment to every photographic assignment, from weddings and bar mitzvahs to editorial and documentary work.
Peter was born and raised in the suburbs of Washington DC, came to the Boston area for college, and has made his home in New England for almost thirty years. He and his family divide their time between their home in Arlington MA and a second home in Boothbay ME, where they stay as long as busy schedules allow. Outside of family and photography, his passions are golf, kayaking, and baseball.
CAREER HISTORY
• Associate Professor of Journalism, Boston University
• Director of Photography, The Boston Globe
• Staff photographer, The Associated Press
• Staff photographer, The Boston Herald American
• BA, Harvard College
• More than twenty years photographing weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, and special events throughout New England
AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
• Journalism Professor of the Year, Boston University
• National Headliner Award, Feature Photography
• National Headliner Award, Sports Photography
• Award of Excellence for Photography, National Pictures of the Year Competition
• Award of Excellence for Photo Editing, National Pictures of the Year Competition
• Awards for Photography, Boston Press Photographers’ Association
• Two nominations for the Pulitzer Prize in photography
• Best of Boston – Photographer, Boston Magazine
• Senior Judge, William Randolph Hearst College Photojournalism Program
• Team Producer, Eddie Adams Photography Workshop
• Journalism and Ethics Program, The Poynter Institute