Little Goat - Limited Edition of 10 Photograph

Photography has always been Peters’ great passion, mostly in working as a lecturer and for big companies (e.g. Rijksmuseum, Amazon). He made a career in photography for many years, analogue and digital. Peter came at a point where he couldn’t feel the excitement and creativity anymore and decided to leave the corporate world in 2014 to fulfil his lifelong ambition to work from his heart and soul, not in assignment anymore. The opportunity came along to buy an old post office (in Olst, the Netherlands). He converted the monument (1879) to a gallery, studio and a home. Peter wanted to work with his hands again (he needed to feel the materials). He was always attracted to the old wooden cameras and historic photographic processes. He bought a big 8”x8” wooden camera and started experimenting with the wet plate collodion process. With this he could go back to the basis of photography. “The wet plate process is exciting and full of surprises. You only have one prepared wet plate and one chance to get it right. Think ahead about composition, light, time and aperture. It all comes together in one unique moment. This magic moment happens sometimes and then a one-of-a-kind photo develops in front of your eyes!” It was soul satisfying to work with this process. It gave meaning to the material he used; he could lose himself for days in creating images. After developing, his collaboration with artisans trying out different techniques to choose the best way to print, was a big part of the creative process. Peters’ work has been featured in national and international magazines, books and newspapers. He took part in international exhibitions. His biggest professional achievement was winning the Sony World Photography Awards, Fine Art, 2021. He sadly passed away October 27th 2022. Information about Peter can be obtained through annemarie@eleveld.net , his partner.