Documenting Destination and Culture
Peter is a UK-based photographer with a background in international product development for Panasonic, Nokia and Cable & Wireless, and later with the UK Foreign Office and International Aid Department.
He has travelled extensively with visits to over 100 countries including living in India and working in Afghanistan. He aims to capture the cultural and physical features of the locations he visits and uses photography to identify and record the findings.
His work spans landscapes, cityscapes, and seascapes with a speciality in blue-hour cityscapes, as well as local culture and contextual portraits that capture a sense of place. In 2020, Peter won the 'Colours of Life' category in the international Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) competition. He occasionally enters other competitions and was the winner of a guest competition with Holland America in 2025 with this image of Osorno Volcano in Chile; the winner of the 'People & Culture' category in the 2025 competition with The Wandering Lens; and winner of the 2026 'People and Portraits' category in the 'Boundless' competition for UK public sector staff.
He was a trustee of the UK Royal Photographic Society from 2021-23 and holds LRPS, CPAGB and EFIAP accreditations. He has been a level 2 judge with the UK Southern Counties Photographic Federation since 2015 and has previously been a Community Leader for Shutterstock and crew member for 1x.com providing regular articles on photography for members.
Peter is also a regular speaker on travel and travel photography subjects providing enrichment talks for 4 major cruise lines as well as camera clubs and other local community organisations. Subjects range from specialist topics such as aurora photography and using smartphone cameras to destination-based themes such as Landscapes of New Zealand. He also continues to travel extensively to countries which have included Nepal, China, Bhutan, Madagascar, The Philippines, Argentina and Brazil, adding to his 100+ country tally.