Penny De Los Santos
Penny De Los Santos is a documentary, culinary photographer, a senior contributor to "Saveur Magazine" and co-authored or contributed to more than a dozen food and culture books. Early life. Santos was born in Germany to a military family. She moved to Texas, where she spent the rest of her adolescence. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a major in Journalism. In 1996, she earned a master's degree in Communications from Ohio University. She was a staff photographer at the San Jose Mercury News. Career. Since 2006, De Los Santos has been a  senior contributing photographer for "Saveur Magazine", 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", "Newsweek", "Time", "Latina" and "Texas Monthly". Personal life. De Los Santos is gay and is based in New York City. She is of Mexican-American heritage. Books. Penny De Los Santos has contributed to multiple books and co-authored five books related to food and culture :