Peggy Peattie
NPPA
San Diego, CA, United States
Career of 35 years dedicated to professional photojournalism; visual storytelling in the documentary tradition of capturing the definitive moments of our shared humanity, with a concentration on social and environmental justice issues. Skilled with DSLR cameras, experienced in b/w darkroom technique. Also proficient in shooting video and video editing.
Established photojournalism instructor coaching students in ethics, the foundations of composition, lighting and human interaction. Social media and online photojournalism can be a powerful tool for communication and change.
The circle remains unbroken
Peggy Peattie
For a photo essay on youth in rural Ohio towns, a toddler chews on his plastic frog while his mother and her boyfriend relax next to a local reservoir on a hot summer day. The teenage mother herself was born to a teenage mother.