Perry Aston

Photojournalist @ Freelance / Based in London

Perry Aston is a freelance photographer and content creator that travels between the United Kingdom and the Baltimore - Washington Area. Perry has traveled all over the world working as a photographer, editor, producer, and director for... read on
Focus: Photojournalist, Journalist, Editor, Producer, Videographer, Environment, Documentary, Multimedia, News, Photo Editor, Photography, Illustration, Managing Editor, Social Media Editor
Skills: Digital Printing, Infrared Photography, Graphic Design, Color Correction, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, Book Layout/Design, Photo Editing, Coding CSS, Coding HTML, Color Printing, Web Design, Illlustration, Multimedia Production, Photojournalism
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Available in: London
Focused on: Photojournalist, Journalist, Editor, Producer, Videographer, Environment, Documentary, Multimedia, News, Photo Editor, Photography, Illustration, Managing Editor, Social Media Editor
Skilled at: Digital Printing, Infrared Photography, Graphic Design, Color Correction, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, Book Layout/Design, Photo Editing, Coding CSS, Coding HTML, Color Printing, Web Design, Illlustration, Multimedia Production, Photojournalism
Coverage Regions: Africa Europe Middle East USA & Canada
Languages Spoken: English
Years of experience: More than 10
Perry Aston is a freelance photographer and content creator that travels between the United Kingdom and the Baltimore - Washington Area. Perry has traveled all over the world working as a photographer, editor, producer, and director for the U.S. Air Force. From humanitarian missions in Guyana and Haiti Public affairs missions for Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn. An aerial combat photojournalist for Enduring Freedom, Resolute Support, and Inherent Resolve, to recently a content producer for AIRMAN Magazine. Perry focuses on biracial identity issues, Military PTSD, and First Responders, particularly problems that plague the volunteer fire service, like cancer, PTSD, shrinking participation.

Perry is a graduate of Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications' Military Photojournalism program, the Eddie Adams Workshop, and the Kalish Workshop


Editorial Representation: 

International - ZUMA Press

Published

Perry's work has been featured in Business Insider, People Magazine, NBC News, CNN, WUSA-9, The Weather Channel, Washington Post, Ottawa Citizen, CBC News, The Guardian, Southside Stand, Airman Magazine, and Aviation Magazine.

Awards

Military Visual Awards
2019 Photo Story - 2nd Place
Associated Collegiate Press
2017 Magazine Pacemaker Award - Editor
Military Photographer of the Year
2014 Combat Documentation - 2nd Place
2012 News Photography - 1st Place 
Education
Perry Aston | Bio S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is the communications school at Syracuse University
Perry Aston | Bio Defense Information School
Perry Aston | Bio Purdue University Global