Peter Lik

Peter Lik

            Peter Lik is an Australian photographer.  His main focus is landscape photography, and he is also known for his panoramic shots.  Lik travels all around the world and captures breathtaking shots of mountains, deserts, oceans, and many other places.  These images are so wonderful that sometimes they seem almost surreal.  One of his accomplishments is a book called “Spirit of America”, in which he photographs all 50 states.  He also has a television series on The Weather Channel called From the Edge with Peter Lik.  The show features him traveling across the United States, weathering the elements to get great photographs.  Peter Lik is famous for his record-breaking sale of the photograph “One”, selling for $1 million.

            Peter Lik is an inspiration to me because he is entirely self-taught.  I like the bold, saturated colors in his landscape photography, and I also find the places he travels to be interesting.  Lik holds so many accomplishments in the world of photography, including fellowships, the award of Master Photographer from AIPP and PPA, and owns several galleries.  Although I enjoy conceptual art very much, Peter Lik is a nice break from the art commonly found by today’s working artists.