TRAVEL & FEATURE WRITING
Peter is a member of Travelwriters UK, and the Outdoor Writers’ Guild, the UK’s best established guild of professional outdoor and travel writers.
Since 1994, Peter has written articles on a number of subjects, from travel to history, farming to film-making, for a variety of newspapers including The Times (UK), The Brisbane Sunday Mail (Australia) & The South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), and many magazines and specialist publications including National Geographic: Journeys of a Lifetime, The European Magazine, The Travel Magazine, The Good Holiday Guide, Cruise Magazine, Abroad, Yacht World, Retirement Today, National Geographic: Sacred Places, Taste Anatolia, Emerging Turkey, Current World Archaeology, Archaeological Diggings, Deckchair, Countryman, Yacht Vacations & Charters Magazine, etc.
Recently he has had articles published on a variety of topics. Here’s a selection below. If you would like Peter to write a feature about Turkey, escorted tours, archaeology, cruising, or anything else, please contact us.
In the footsteps of Alexander the Great
A feature using Peter's 2,000 mile walk across Turkey, retracing Alexander's route, to explore some of Turkey's greatest archaeological wonders.
A practical and inspirational travel guide to Cappadocia. First published in National Geographic’s Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips.
Lycia: Sailing through the Centuries
The Lycian coast in southern Turkey has one of the most beautiful coastlines - perfect for a sailing vacation. There's no better way to see it than aboard a gulet.
Archaeological holidays - top tips
A basic guide to choosing the best archaeological tour for you. First published in the 2006 summer issue of The Travel Magazine.
A look at Istanbul's extraordinary historical and cultural past first published by Accounting and Business Magazine in the UK.
How to design an archaeological tour
His illustrated feature explaining the planning and ideas behind our escorted archaeology tours and cultural cruises appeared in May 2005 on About.com's archaeology pages.
A travel article about cruising on gulets in Turkey, published in Cruise Magazine (UK), Retirement Today (UK), and Deckchair (Canada).
You can read an article by Peter about the oracular temple of Apollo at Didyma in a newly published book (the softback's front cover is one of Peter's photos):
A piece about his latest documentary series, published in the UK in July 2005's issue of Countryman magazine.
A feature published in Retirement Today magazine.
A guide to travelling in Alexander the Great's footsteps. Published in National Geographic’s Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Peter’s photographs have been widely published around the world as part of the publicity for his television programs, and also to illustrate his various travel articles and features.
His pictures have been seen in newspapers such as (UK) - The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, The Observer, The Express, The Mail on Sunday, and (US) - The New York Times, The Washington Post.
They have also been published in specialist magazines such as BBC History Magazine, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Wanderlust, Current World Archaeology etc.
Please take a look at a small sample of pictures on our Turkey photo galleries, and throughout our website.
Licenses may be granted for the commercial use of Peter Sommer images upon payment of the required fee. Normal fees for editorial uses range from £40/$75 to £135/$250 per image for one-time, one-publication, not-full-page use of an image. Licenses for advertising uses are higher. Please contact us for details.
Thanks again for your excellent piece...Most interesting and well written...I hope you can do more in the future. Many thanks also for all these pictures. They are gorgeous.
Nadia Durrani, Editor, Current World Archaeology
I really enjoyed your article, you’ve done a terrific job. Thank you.
Colette Steckel, Assist editor, Accounting & Business magazine
Your article is great - very well written. Thanks!
Chloe Crowson, Deckchair Magazine
Article looks super. We are always on the lookout for quality photographs. Thanks a million!
David Coltheart, Editor, Archaeological Diggings
Thanks so much for all the photos - they look great!
Alex Botero, Yacht Vacations & Charters Magazine
Your articles are exciting and fantastic.
Ebru Elmas, Editing Director, Caretta (Inflight magazine of Cyprus Turkish Airways)
