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Milestones: Awards, Assignments & Projects

This is a year-by-year record of my life in photography and visual storytelling. Each image marks a moment in time, accompanied by assignments, projects, and recognitions that influenced how I learned to listen, observe, and tell stories responsibly.

Scrolling back through the years reveals changing circumstances and technologies, but a constant purpose to approach storytelling with empathy, patience, and respect, and to earn trust one frame at a time.

I have tried to provide some links where my work is used prominently by clients. These may change over time so please let me know if there is a broken link.

2025

Assisted with the coordination, videography, and time lapse photography for the historic launch of Ship Hector in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

Began work with Burlington Hydro to build their image and video archive.Conducted video and photography storytelling workshops with the AV staff at St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton.

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2024

Celebrated Pine River Institute's win in the Land Rover Defender Service Awards.

Continued coast-to-coast image curation for Trucking HR Canada's photo archive.

Partnered with Tyler Anderson at First Capture Workshops and the Alzheimer's Society of Toronto to provide a visual storytelling workshop to individuals with Alzheimer's and their caregivers.

2023

Continued collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Canada with the production of still images and a series of videos for internal and external use.

Continued collaboration with the team at Branderos Inc. to provide photography and video production for the newly renovated Muskoka Steamship & Discovery Centre.

2022

Worked with Mercedes Benz Canada at Maison Mercedes Opening and Company Retreat

World Track Cycling and Para Cycling

Architectural shoot at Purolator Canada for Cyrell AMP

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2021

First year as Official Tournament Photographer and Photography Team Lead of the National Bank Open for Tennis Canada.

Collaborated with Branderos Inc. to lead my production team in the creation of a series of marketing videos for the Sheridan College Continuing and Professional Studies programs.

Cleveland Clinic Canada - 100th Anniversary Book.

Pine River Institute - Ongoing Marketing Photography & Video.

2020

Began collaborations with First Capture for Petro Canada Care Makers Foundation

Appleby College Annual Calendar

Secured Drone License

2019

Operation Caribbe -HMCS Yellowknife Drug Interdiction - Pacific Ocean - for Canadian Geographic

Kids Help Phone Anniversary Book - "Always There. 30 Years of Kids Help Phone."

Rogers Cup Tennis for Tennis Canada.

2018

Rogers Cup Tennis for Tennis Canada.

Toronto Indy for Zuma Press.

Canada Reads for the CBC

2017

Rogers Cup Tennis for Tennis Canada.

North American Indigenous Games -Official Photographer.

Consulted on and photographed the St. Joseph's Hospital kidney transplant live stream.

Keynote presenter at Flash 2017.

2016

Began teaching Digital Photojournalism at Humber College and Mohawk College.

Communitech Book Photography - "We Built This."

Halifax Partnership 20th Anniversary Magazine photography.

McMaster Children's Hospital Foundation Family Appreciation photography.

2015

Fort McMurray - From Boom to Bust for The Globe and Mail.

National Newspaper Awards: Two Nominations in News Feature Picture of the Year

The Globe and mail - 2007 to 2014

At The Globe and Mail, the focus shifted toward longer-form storytelling and deeper reporting. This period allowed more time to observe, return to stories, and explore complexity - reinforcing the value of patience, trust, and context in visual storytelling.

2014Founded Peter Power Photography Inc. April 2014.Natuashish - Newfoundland and Labrador; Ten years after Davis Inlet- "Hunting Demons” Story & Photographs - Independent.Sony photography workshops - Toronto and Montreal.Corporal Cirillo murder and funeral coverage for The Canadian Press.

NPAC POY Feature Picture of the Year - Uéshépun - Labrador "Hunting Demons in Labrador" - 1st

2013

Canada’s Future in the North, Nunavut, NWT, Yellowknife for The Globe and Mail

Lac Mégantic Rail Disaster for The Globe and Mail

NPAC POY Finalist - Photojournalist of the Year

NPAC POY Sports Feature Picture of the Year

2012Economy - Exploitation & Recovery - Sierra Leone and Liberia, Africa for The Globe and Mail

Canadian Veterans at Summer Camp for The Globe and Mail

National Newspaper Award (NNA) Winner - Feature Photography - "Hospice"

NPAC POY 3rd Place - Portrait and Personality - Leonard Cohen

NPAC POYHM - Single Multimedia - Maternal Healthcare - Sierra Leone

The Canadian Association of Journalist Photojournalism Award (1 of 4 FINALISTS)

Society of Newspaper Design (SND) Award of Excellence (x2)

Images from a trip to the village of Manamkoh on April 18, 2012 where the community there alleges that their rice fields have been flooded because of mining operations by London Mining nearby. This community depends on their crop of rice to sustain them, and provide income. Their rice fields have always been along the edge of this lake, but water levels have risen, despite the fact that the seasonal rains have not yet arrived, and have ruined the bulk of their crops. Now young villagers wade in the water, looking for fish and snails in the water that had been full of planted rice.(Photo by Peter Power/The Globe and Mail)

2011

Mogadishu, Somalia - Conflict: Famine and Mental Health for The Globe and Mail

NPPA Best of Photojournalism(BOP) Second Place-Local Portrait and Personality

The Webby AwardsFinalist – News and Politics Series - "Trials of Nunavut"

NPAC POY Photo Story of the Year - "Nunavut - The Troubled North"

2010

Haiti - aftermath following the devastating earthquake for The Globe and Mail

Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver, B.C. for The Globe and MailNunavut - Canada’s Troubled North for The Globe and MailDementia Project - "Stories of Heart & Mind" for The Globe and Mail

Pictures of the Year International (POYi) Award of Excellence - Issues Reporting Picture Story "Nunavut - The Troubled North"

The Webby Awards HONOREE Documentary-Series"Dementia: Personal Stories of Hearts and Minds"

The Canadian Association of Journalist (CAJ) Photojournalism Award FINALIST

VANCOUVER, BC. - Feb 28, 2010 - OLYMPICS - HOCKEY - GOLD MEDAL GAME - CAN v USA - Pix from the Canadian 3-2 overtime win over the USA during the Gold Medal hockey game played at Canada Hockey Place on the final day of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The winning goal was scored by Sydney Crosby. (Photo by Peter Power / The Globe and Mail)pmp

2009

People of the Holland Marsh Documentary - “Marshmuckers” for The Globe and Mail

NPAC POY Multimedia Story (single person) – 1st -"Seth: The Sweet Vanished Past"

The Webby Awards HONOREE Documentary Single Episode - "100 Soldiers"

2008Low-budget NASCAR video documentary - “Lightning’s Last dance” for The Globe and MailMemoriam Video to commemorate Canada’s 100th Soldier killed in Afghanistan for The Globe and Mail Mexico - "The War on Drugs" for The Globe and Mail

TORONTO, ONT - 09/06/08 - Veterinary anesthesiologist Dr. Jennifer Hess, working with Toronto Zoo gorilla keeper Ali Vella-Irving, performs cardiac output monitoring on 360-pound, 13-year old male gorilla Subira as part of her ongoing clinical research. Subira, who was born at the Toronto Zoo on Dec 1, 1995 has his heart monitored on a regular basis now. Dr. Hess uses an ultrasound cardiac output monitor (a transcutaneous doppler ultrasound machine) for the procedure. Dr. Hess insists that the keepers are the stars of the show because they introduce these new ideas to the gorillas and use operate conditioning using rewards to teach them to cooperate long enough for the test to be completed. It only takes about twenty seconds to perform the test once Subira places his chest against the steel mesh in the holding pen. (Photo by Peter Power / The Globe and Mail) pmp

The Toronto Star - 1999 to 2007

These years were defined by daily deadlines, long hours, and my first forays into international travel; learning storytelling under pressure. Working as a staff photographer at The Toronto Star shaped my foundation in visual journalism — how to see quickly, work ethically, and tell clear, human stories in rapidly changing situations.

2007

Children recovering from traumatic brain injuries at Bloorview Kids Rehab “Recovering with Grace” for The Globe and Mail

Living with CFC Syndrome Documentary - “Boy in The Moon” for The Globe and Mail In March, 2007 I accepted a new staff photographer position at the Globe and Mail - Canada's National Newspaper

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Joint Task Force Detention Centre for The Toronto Star

Black Tickle, Newfoundland and Labrador - Water Crisis on the Labrador Coast for Toronto Star

News Photographers of Canada Pictures of the Year (NPAC POY)1st Place - Multimedia Story - "The Boy in the Moon"

NPAC POY3rd Place - Picture Story - "Attitude is Everything"

NPAC POYHM – Multimedia - "Attitude is Everything"

Pictures of the Year International(POYi) 3rd Place - Multimedia Project - "The Boy in the Moon"

NPPA Best of Photojournalism(BOP) HM - Documentary Video"The Boy in the Moon"

The Webby Awards FINALIST - Documentary Series"The Boy in the Moon"

2006Horn of Africa, Liboi Refugee Camp - Mogadishu, Somalia - "Uneasy Peace Under Muslim Rule" for The Toronto StarPakistan, from North Waziristan to Karachi - ISIS in this Afghanistan neighbour for Toronto Star

Eastern Canadian News Photographers Association (ECNPA) Photographer of the Year - 2nd time

Pictures of the Year International(POYi)Award of Excellence - Portrait

2005

Canadian Veterans at Summer Camp for The Toronto Star

Dominican Republic - "Baseball and Drugs" for The Toronto Star

NPPA (Region Two) - Top Gun Award (Awarded for outstanding service to the profession of photojournalism through conduct, initiative, leadership, skill and devotion to its traditions.)

2004Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece for The Toronto Star

2003

Kabul, Afghanistan - Embed with Canadian Troops ISAF for The Toronto Star

Toronto Professional Firefighters Association - Best Photo Award

2002Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, Utah for The Toronto Star

A Summer in Shanty Town - Toronto’s Tent City for The Toronto Star

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Joint Task Force Detention Centre for The Toronto Star

National Newspaper Award (NNA)Winner - Sports Photography

NPPA (Region Two) Photographer of the Year - 3rd time

2001

Moscow, Russia - Contrasting East and West for The Toronto Star

National Newspaper Award (NNA)Winner - Feature Photography

NPPA (Region Two) Photographer of the Year - 2nd time

2000Facial Reconstruction Surgery - Rob's Story for The Toronto StarWalkerton, Ont. - E-coli Outbreak for The Toronto Star

PSTR15-MIRAMICHI-OCT. 5,99-A fully disguised warrior stands at the entrance to the wharf in Burnt Church where natives here today were re-stocking their lobster traps. Journalists are being kept off the wharf, and away from the fishermen as they prepare to put more traps in the water. This while the political talk today was of a moritorium on the lobster fishery for this season./Photo by Peter Power/Toronto Star/pmp

1999

Burnt Church, N.B. - Lobster Fishing Dispute for The Toronto Star

1998Brazil - South American Politics, People and Economy for The Toronto StarMental Illness long-term documentary - “Madness” for The Toronto Star

Michener Award Winner (with two reporters) for long-term series on mental health in Ontario called “Madness.”

National Newspaper Award (NNA) Nomination – “Madness”

1997

Edmonton, Alta. - Toronto Argonaut Grey Cup victory for The Toronto Star

1996Olympic Summer Games, Atlanta, Georgia for The Toronto Star

National Newspaper Award (NNA)Winner - Feature Photography

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1995

First college instructor experience: 2nd Year Staff Photography course, Photojournalism Program, Loyalist College

1994Chiapas, Mexico (twice) - Sub-Commandanté Marcos, Zapatista Uprising for The Toronto Star

National Newspaper Awards (NNA)Nomination x2

ECNPA Photographer of the Year

NPPA (Region Two) Photographer of the Year

1993

Baseball World Series Final - Blue Jays Back-to-Back Win for The Toronto Star

1992Hurricane Andrew (twice!) - Miami, Florida and New Orleans, Louisiana for The Toronto StarBaseball Toronto Blue Jays first World Series Win for The Toronto Star

Protestors of all ages occupy Moscow Square in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in March, 2005. Protests against the communist government there escalated when a young man was killed by government troops. (Photo by Peter Power/The Toronto Star)

1991

Anti-government rioting in Belgrade, Serbia following the arrest of Vuk Drašković for The Toronto Star

Albanian Refugee Crisis in Brindisi, Italy for The Toronto Star

1990Summer long standoff in Oka, P.Q. over Indigenous Land for The Toronto StarHired as Staff Photographer The Toronto Star

A Mohawk Warrior and a Canadian soldier face off in Oka, PQ on Sept. 1, 1990. The entry by the military into the area of land controlled by the Mohawks marked the beginning of the end of the month's long stand-off. This image was on the front page of the Toronto Star and The Montreal Gazette the next day. (Photo by Peter Power/The Toronto Star)pmp

1989

Hired as Staff Photographer, The Burlington Spectator

Graduated from Loyalist College Photojournalism Program

Ontario News Photographer's Association Winner, Student Portfolio

1988Toronto Star student photographer summer internship

1982-1987

Regular Officer Training Plan, Royal Military College of Canada - St. Jean, PQ & Kingston, Ontario

Communications and Electronics Engineering (Army) Specialty

Achieved functional bilingualism in French and English.

Military parachutist qualified.

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