With over 30 years as a professional photographer, Penland has captured images of the Amazon, the North Pole, and many places in between. Penland's love for the underwater realm lead her into the position of the Assistant Diving Safety Officer for the Smithsonian Institution. In this role she provides expertise in program management--with a focus on safety--in high-risk environments such as underwater research activities. In addition she co-teaches the Smithsonian Scientific Diving Course as well as provides underwater support and supervision for scientific diving activities, underwater photography/videography, manages the program's social media, and develops/manages the program's online dive management system. Her articles and photographs can be found on Smithsonian.com and the Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal at oceans.si.edu.

Positions

• Assistant Diving Safety Officer (ASDO), Smithsonian Scientific Diving Program 2005 -
• President, SilverWeb, LTD 1996 - 2005
• Photographer, Smithsonian Photographic Services 1986 - 1996