Penny De Los Santos is a culinary photographer, a senior contributor to ''Saveur Magazine'', and a co-author of or a contributor to more than a dozen food and culture books.

Early life

Santos was born in Germany to American parents. She moved to Texas, where she spent the rest of her adolescence. She graduated from

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

with a major in Journalism. In 1996, she earned a master's degree in Communications from

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. She was a staff photographer at the ''

San Jose Mercury News ''The Mercury News'' (formerly ''San Jose Mercury News'', often locally known as ''The Merc'') is a morning daily newspaper published in San Jose, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is published by the Bay Area News Group, a subsidia ...

''.

Career

Since 2006, De Los Santos has been a senior contributing photographer for

Saveur Magazine ''Saveur'' is an online gourmet, food, wine, and travel magazine that publishes essays about various world cuisines. The publication was co-founded by Dorothy Kalins, Michael Grossman, Christopher Hirsheimer, and Colman Andrews. It was started b ...

, traveling to more than 30 countries. In February 2009, De Los Santos launched a food blog, where she documents the food and culture in her travel destinations as well as her personal life. She regularly contributes to ''National Geographic'', ''

Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with a circulation of over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellen ...

'', ''

Newsweek ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly news magazine based in New York City. Founded as a weekly print magazine in 1933, it was widely distributed during the 20th century and has had many notable editors-in-chief. It is currently co-owned by Dev P ...

'', ''Time'', ''Latina'' and ''

Texas Monthly ''Texas Monthly'' (stylized as ''TexasMonthly'') is a monthly American magazine headquartered in Downtown Austin, Texas. Founded in 1973 by Michael R. Levy, ''Texas Monthly'' chronicles life in contemporary Texas, writing on politics, the Natura ...

''.

Personal life

De Los Santos is gay and is based in

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. She is of Mexican heritage.

Awards

National Press Photographers Association The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is an American professional association made up of still photographers, television videographers, Editing, editors, and students in the journalism field. Founded in 1946, the organization is base ...

College Photographer of the Year (1998) * Parson’s School of Design Marty Fortier Fellowship * California New Media Award * National Geographic Photography Grant * Recipient of the Prestigious World Press Joop Stewart Master Class

Books

Penny De Los Santos has contributed to multiple books and co-authored five books related to food and cultur

*''Asian Dumplings: Mastering Gyoza, Spring Rolls, Samosas, and More^{/sup>''¹/sup> by Andrea Nguyen and Penny De Los Santos.
*''The New Steak: Recipes for a Range of Cuts plus Savory Sides'' by Cree LeFavour and Penny De Los Santos.
*''The New Taste of Chocolate: A Cultural & Natural History of Cacao with Recipes'' by Maricel E. Presilla and Penny De Los Santos
*''Mediterranean Vegetarian Feasts'' by Aglaia Kremezi and Penny De Los Santos
*''Richard Sandoval's New Latin Flavors: Hot Dishes, Cool Drinks'' by Richard Sandoval and Penny De Los Santos

External links

Penny De Los Santos Website

Penny De Los Santos Blog

Penny De Los Santos Instagram

References

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American photojournalists
Texas A&M University alumni
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