Peter’s latest limited edition print (of 100) will soon be available at Lumas galleries in N.Y., London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Zurich etc. Entitled ‘Crystal Light 1’ it was taken only a few miles from Peter’s home in Gloucestershire last winter and proves even as a travel photographer you don’t have to travel to the far corners of the globe for great pictures.
The previous Pienza series is selling out fast visit www.lumas.com
Peter is back from a highly successful workshop to Bhutan (and Kathmandu). The group of eleven came back with plenty of great pictures of this unique country. They were there for the royal wedding of The King and attended three different festivals.
Peter is already planning another trip for the end of next year, this time to Myanmar (Burma). Drop us a line if your interested.
Watch out for Peter's footage of Tokyo's container port in the latest Steven Soderbergh film 'Contagion' due out early September. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Matt Damon etc. A chilling and spooky film that tracks the progress of a lethal air borne virus.
August & Peter is off to Iceland for aerial pictures of the amazing and varied landscape and to take pictures on the outdoor theme of camping and backpacking.
He has just returned from a short break in Amsterdam but still found time to take some pictures of that wonderful city.
July and Peter endured one of his toughest trips yet to E. Tibet, Sichuan Province, China. Having been turned back on the first day by jittery Police prescence they had to take an 800km detour on rough mountain roads and after 3 days of 16hr driving just made the first masked dance festival.
However he was later able to witness a unique horse festival that with no other westerners present had a true wild west feel, situated in open grasslands. He also enjoyed the warmth, good humour & spirit so prevelant amongst The Tibetan people.
After shooting in Morocco during March which included travelling across the desert by camel. An intensive period of travel took Peter to Andalucia in Spain, NY, and Greece for the end of April & May.
In Spain Peter was shooting video footage of Semana Santa for a U.S. TV programme. These assignments are never straight forward and some of the processions were cancelled for the first time in 80 years due to the bad weather. Afterwards Peter flew in a gyrocopter in the area around Jerez taking aerial landscape & green energy pictures of wind turbines, solar panels etc.
After a few days at home to pack some fresh clothes, it was off to NY for more aerial photography this time over Manhattan, plans were disrupted when President Obama suddenly flew in to visit Ground Zero closing air space for a couple of days. The very final evening was rewarded with clear conditions and the setting sun reflected of The Empire State and other skyscrapers.
End of the month it was a trip to Greece, Athens and back-packing around some of the islands. Including the small gem of Symi Island just off Rhodes. Here he was so seduced he nearly didn't extract himself from it's clutches changing the return ferry ticket some three times before finally making an escape.
East Tibet: Land of The Khampa Warriors.
Peter is planning a trip to E.Tibet or Kham as it's known from about the 5th-21st July 2011 to explore this rugged region. He will be there for a horse festival and, hopefully see masked dancing at one of the monasteries. This is a unique opportunity to accompany Peter, where he will be happy to share his photographic knowledge.
The group will be Peter plus one or two others. Very few travelers explore this region and at times accommodation might be fairly basic. For further details please e-mail us.
February and Peter has just come back from Japan. He had the unique experience of soaking in an outdoor onsen or hot spring bath, shared with Japanese macaque monkeys with the snow falling. He also visited Tokyo, Kyoto and the winter wonderland of Hokkaido.
Peter and fellow photographer Lee Frost's photographic workshop to Nepal and Bhutan leaves on the 30th Sept 2011 & returns on the 15th Oct 2011. Run in conjunction with mountainkingdoms.com there are just a few places left.
Most of the trip will be in Bhutan where we will be lucky enough to attend three different festivals.If your interested in visiting this fascinating himalayan kingdom that replaced GDP with Gross National Happiness sometime ago, then send us an e-mail.
December & Peter has just returned from southern India. As well as exploring Mumbai & Kerala's backwaters Peter did a photo story on Kushti, traditional Indian wrestling where fights take place in a mud pit. An ancient sub-culture he was able to spend time at a wrestling school where the wrestlers live, eat & train together. A unique experience.
August and it's just been announced that Peter is The Bronze winner in The London Photographic Associations Landscape competition for his series of six aerial pictures taken in Namibia.
The pictures will be exhibited at Ecohealth 2010 in London where over 250 international experts from academic institutions, UN agencies, government bodies and civil society groups will meet at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to discuss the major challenges facing people, wildlife and ecosystems at the Ecohealth 2010 conference
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It's just been announced (18th June 2010) that Peter is a finalist in The National Geographic & PDN Great Outdoors Photographic Competition.
Plans are afoot for a Photographic Workshop in Nepal and Bhutan in 2011 when Peter and a fellow professional will be co-leading a photo-tour through the Himalaya.
If you are interested, please e-mail info@padamsphoto.com for further details.
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