A 1995 graduate of the University of North Texas, Somodevilla worked for the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Detroit Free Press before moving to the nation's capital in 2004. He was twice named Michigan Press Photographer of the Year and was awarded the Political Photo of the Year by the White House News Photographers Association in 2007. His work has been honored by the University of Missouri's Pictures of the Year International and the National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism competitions. Chip's photography has been published in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report and many other publications. He lives in Washington with his wife and daughter.