Sunday, December 13, 2015

Peter Lik

Artist: Peter Lik
Title: "Sacred Sunrise"
Media: Photography
Dimensions: 20"x 59"
Date: 2009




Biography: Born in 1959, a well know photographer from Australia. Best known for his nature & panoramic landscape images. He took his first photo at the age of 8, after his parents gave him a kodak brownie for his birthday. As a youth he liked to bring his camera on family vacations & take pictures of country scenes & oceans.

Background: Canyonlands NP, Utah. Panoramic camera format after a trip to the United States. A defining moment in his career.

Statement by Peter: "I'm the world's most famous photographer, most sought-after photographer, most awarded photographer."

Connection: I chose this work because his artistic abilities were discovered and became his interests that were influenced by his childhood camera.


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