The following distinguished Geographers have
been awarded the Southeastern Geographer Photo award since 2018
| Year | Recipients | Institutions | Photo |
| 2023 | Peter Forister | IPSOS/Virginia Tech | West Virginia Bog |
| 2022 | Joann Mossa | University of Florida | Mancil Rock |
| 2021 | Yin-Hsuen Chen | Old Dominion University | Willow on the Edge |
| 2020 | Caleb Smith | Mississippi State University | Unstated Flag |
| 2020 | J. A. (Alex) Cooper | Univ. of Tennessee- Knoxville | Scruffy City |
| 2019 | Danika Mosher | East Tennessee State University | Grandfather Mountain, NC |
| 2018 | Montana Alan Eck | Univ. of North Carolina- Chapel Hill |