Forest Photography LLC was founded in January 2013 by Peter G. Forest. A LaPlace, Louisiana, native, Forest has worked as a freelance photographer throughout south Louisiana since 2008. He uses his lens to tell stories in a variety of areas such as construction, disaster recovery, music, sports, news, government and more. He has been a freelance photographer for The Times-Picayune newspaper since 2010. Forest also recently started working as an assignment photographer for Very Local New Orleans news media outlet. Before working in photography, He was the media relations director in the athletic departments of Alabama State, Alcorn State and Grambling State universities. Forest earned a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies (broadcasting) from Southern University-Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1991.