Mark Peterson
Mark Peterson (born 1955) is an American photographer based in New York City. His work has been published in the New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Fortune Magazine, Time magazine, ESPN The Magazine, and Geo Magazine. He is the author of the book Acts Of Charity (2004).
Mark Peterson
- Born
- 1955 · Minneapolis.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
- Honours
- Pictures of the Year International · W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund · World Press Photo
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Mark Peterson (born 1955) is an American photographer based in New York City. His work has been published in the New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Fortune Magazine, Time magazine, ESPN The Magazine, and Geo Magazine. He is the author of the book Acts Of Charity (2004).
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Mark Peterson. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q16745399
In this article
Early life
Early life
Peterson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Career
Career
Peterson is a freelance photographer working for publications such as New York Times Magazine, New York, Fortune, ESPN magazine, InStyle, Elle, Geo, Time, Newsweek, and Gentleman's Quarterly, People, Food Network. Much of his work consists of political figures and people of wealth and notoriety. He frequently uses rich color and detail. He has photographed major political moments in history, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Clinton, Dole, and George W. Bush campaigns. Recently, he has worked with such publications as GQ and MSNBC to cover events via Instagram, including the 2012 Democratic Convention. He has photographed in the Arctic Circle and the world's smallest nation, Tuvalu.
Publications
• Acts Of Charity. Brooklyn, NY: powerHouse, 2004.. With an introduction by Philip Weiss.
Awards and exhibitions
He has received several awards, including the W. Eugene Smith Support Grant for his work on "revolving door" alcoholics and the Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography. He has been in numerous exhibitions and museum shows including: • To Have and Have Not, The World of the 1%, Nooderlicht Photo Festival, Netherlands • SLIDELUCK NYC XVII. curated by Kira Pollack, Director of Photography for TIME magazine, Brooklyn, NY • Museums Are Worlds, Louvre Museum, Paris, France • American Youth, Minneapolis Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN • The High Life, Visa Pour L'Image, Perpignan, France • Alcoholic in USA, Visa Pour L'Image, Perpignan, France • Political Theatre, UC Berkeley School of Journalism, Berkeley, CA
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Photography
11,392 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Mark MaggioriPhotographer
- Mark MaryanovichPhotographer
- Mark MorrisroePhotographer
- Mark NevillePhotographer
- Mark PowellPhotographer
- Mark PowerPhotographer
- Mark ReayPhotographer
- Mark RedkinPhotographer
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Mark Peterson?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.