Peter Eleveld

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 wor...

2022, weekend Twitter takeover by Sony World Photography Awards, 'in memory of Peter Eleveld'

2022, 'in memory of Peter Eleveld' digital publication from Dodho Magazine

2022, 2 nominations Fine Art Photography Awards 2022

2022, 2nd and 3rd prize Siena Creative Awards

2022, honorable award Minimalist Photography Awards

2021, AAP (All About Photo) magazine, merit award and publication edition #18

2021, interview and publication with Seigar for Dodho Magazine print edition #18

2021, Winner of the Sony World Photography Awards, Professional Still Live

2020, 6 Nominations Creative Photo Awards Siena, Italy

2020, Part of Group Exhibition in F-Stopmagazine, Issue-Still Live, UK

2020, 7 Nominations in FAPA International Fine Art Photography Awards, UK

2019, 3 honorable mentions in the Monovisions Black & White Awards

2019, 7 honorable mentions in the International Photography Awards (IPA), New York

2019, Shortlisted for the Hariban Award Kyoto, Japan

2019, 6 honorable mentions in the Monovisions Photography Awards, by Online Black and White Photography Magazine Monovisions, UK.

2019, 3 honorable mentions in the 13th Pollux Awards.
One Artwork was exhibited in FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona.

2019, 2 honorable mentions i...