GEORGE PEETE | REFLECTIONS
Artist Reception Saturday August 14th 6P to 8P
George Peet is a Houston,TX based photographer with extensive experience in documentary photography. Some of his projects include; Missions of the Southwest, USA, the architectural ruins of Greek Theaters, Greece, the landscape and architecture of Jordan and the Middle East. He worked with photographer Gabrielle Keller on a photographic study of the Superior Courthouses of Massachusetts, which was published in a book entitled “Courthouses of the Commonwealth”. The book received a National Gold Medal Award for book publishing from CASE. George’s photo documentary of Revere Beach, was awarded two separate grants, the Revere Arts Council and Mass Council for the Arts. His golf course photography is featured in Centennial Celebration Publications of Winchester CC in Arlington, MA, Tedesco CC in Marblehead, MA and the publication of Kernwood CC in Salem, MA. His education included workshops with Ansel Adams, Jerry Uelsmann and he was part of a year-long live-in workshop conducted by Minor White. Along with an extensive exhibition record, his work is included in many corporate collections, some of which are; The Bank of America, The Polaroid Permanent Collection, Hill and Barlow Law Firm, The United Arab Bank and The Museum of Art at RISD. George currently works as a freelance photographer, as well as continuing his career as a fine art photographer.
re·flec·tion | rəˈflekSH(ə)n |
noun
1 the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it: the reflection of light.
Reflections in water are often mirror like when the body of water is calm. But when the mirror surface of the water is altered by the wind, the wake of a passing boat or something falling into the water, the mirror like reflection becomes distorted in an oscillating manner. The lapping of the water alters the mirror image into shapes and colors the eye can no longer perceive simply because the eye can not see that quickly. Photographing these oscillating images becomes an adventure in “feeling” shapes and colors that are constantly changing as you attempt to capture these abstract patterns. Thankfully, digital capture allows for some quick feedback that shows us what we have indeed captured using fast shutter speeds. Some of the groupings are variations of the moment.
