Peter Peryer (1941–2018)

Abstract

On his fridge, Peter Peryer kept a quote by Ansell Adams that read: “You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books that you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved”. This photographic essay considers how Peryer’s personal experiences and passions became intertwined with his practice, and how his understanding of the photographic image saw him create enduring images that will continue to test our own observations of everyday life.