Born and raised in the Florida Panhandle, Anthony was introduced to photography by his father Tony. 30 years later, Anthony Whittington Photography (AWP Media) was founded.

Howdy do! I’m Anthony, a Panama City native who loves spending time with his son every chance he gets. In fact, I formed my company primarily to spend more time with my son…

Before forming Anthony Whittington Photography, I worked in retail for over 10 years and did photography as a side hustle. Photography was always a passion of mine, but it took my son to say something to me for me to even think about doing photography full time.

One morning, before the sun came up (as I had to be to work at 6 am some days), I was getting ready to head out the door. I stopped to say goodbye to my son, and he started to get upset. When I asked what was wrong, he asked “Why do you have to work so much?” It was at that moment I realized that with my swing shift, no-set-days-off, and no-set-schedule of retail work life, I rarely got to spend quality time with my son. He was only 3 at the time, so I knew I had to work to find more time with him while I still had time. Thus, the beginnings of AWP Media flourished…