Emily Petersen
Managing Photography Editor at Science Magazine
- Role
- Managing Photography Editor at Science Magazine
- Location
- Washington, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Emily Petersen
https://emilypetersen.myportfolio.comEmily Petersen is the photography managing editor at Science Magazine in Washington, DC. She\'s been with the weekly magazine since 2015. She\'s produced an extensive collection of original photography. She transforms complex research into powerful pictures for the magazine’s cover, news features, social media, and digital news.Her award-winning work includes an interactive portrait series of scientists for Women\'s History month, a feature on Greenland\'s melting glaciers and a feature on gold mines in Peru. She regularly writes for the Science Visuals blog telling behind-the-scenes stories and interviewing award-winning photographers. Plus, she relaunched the magazine’s Instagram account, taking them from 35K to over 200K followers, and she reestablished the magazine\'s Best Pictures of the Year collections. Emily is an NPPA and WPOW member. She\'s building a strong global network of freelance photographers, and is especially enthusiastic to work with climate, environmental, and conservation themed artists.
Experience
Managing Photography Editor
Sep 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Lead our three person photography team in the Science Visuals departmentAssign freelance photographers for magazine covers and news feature storiesPitch, curate, and write innovative multimedia posts and blogs
Education
American University
Master of Science (MS), Environmental Science, Film & Photography
2014 — 2016
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology/Biological Sciences, General
2005 — 2009
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