Mark Peterson is a photographer based in New York City. His work is published in New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Fortune Magazine, Time Magazine, ESPN The Magazine, Geo Magazine and many other national and international publications. He has received several awards including the Eugene Smith support grant for his work on revolving door alcoholics. He has been in numerous exhibitions and museum shows. His work on Low Riders was in the show, Museums Are Worlds, at the Louvre in Paris, France in 2012. He is the author of the Powerhouse book, Acts Of Charity. He is represented by Redux Pictures.
In the fall of 2016, Steidl will publish his book, Political Theatre.
I want to pull back the curtain and show these politicians as they really are. Even though they are in plain sight, they can hide behind words and carefully arranged imagery to project their vision of America. I am using my camera to cut through the staging of these moments and reveal the cold, naked ambition for power.
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