Peter Smith BA (Hons) Photography, 1st Class Hons, AAIPP, ARPS

Peter was born and raised in the small rural mining town of Broken Hill in New South Wales in the late 1950s. His early days were spent playing sport, yet he was drawn to creating masterpieces from the ‘odds and ends’ drawer.

At 14 years of age his parents bought him his first camera: it was the first of many. On his first overseas trip at 19, Peter invested in an Olympus OM 10, putting him firmly on the path to an enduring love affair with portrait photography and the visual arts.

Living in a mining town Peter’s career choice was predestined by his parents, graduating high school and taking up a cadetship as an underground mine surveyor. Using the resource industry as a means, Peter was able to develop his passion for photography: principally portrait and landscape photography.

Winning both National and International photographic awards as a self taught professional, Peter undertook formal study to extend his creative vision. After successfully completing a Professional Photography Diploma the academia bug hit hard. Peter gained his First Class Honours degree in Photography (BA Hons) from University of Hertfordshire in the UK in 2018 and completed his Masters of Arts in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography with Merit in 2020 from University of the Arts London, London College of Communication. His long-term wish is to complete a PhD in Photography and then teach others how to tell compelling stories through the lens.

A father to four children, however the Canon, Phase One, three Leica’s and a plethora of camera bags fight for his attention. Peter describes himself as “a photographer trapped in a Safety Manager’s body”. He lives in Western Australia with his wife, Celia, and is an Associate and Licentiate Member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (APPL, AAIPP) and an Associate Member of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS).

International and National Photography Awards

2020 MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, Merit, University of the Arts London, LCC

AIPP Licentiate Member

2019 Associate Member of the RPS

2018 BA (Hons) Photography, First Class, University of Hertfordshire University

2016 The EPSON International Pano Awards - 1 Bronze Award

2015 The EPSON International Pano Awards - 2 Bronze Awards

Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photography Awards - Silver Award (Illustrative)

2014 The EPSON International Pano Awards - 1 Bronze Award

Canon APPA - 2 Certificate's of Attainment (Landscape)

Light Space & Time - Open Art Competition - Winter Water - Special Merit Award

2013 The EPSON International Pano Awards - 6 Bronze Awards, Canon APPA - 2 Silver Awards (Landscape)

2012 The EPSON International Pano Awards - 4 Bronze Awards, Canon APPA - 1 Silver Award (Landscape)

Associate Member of the AIPP

2011 The EPSON International Pano Awards - 7 Bronze Awards, Canon APPA - 3 Silver and 1 Silver Distinction (Landscape)

Diploma of Photography, The Photography Institute, Australia

2005 Canon APPA - 1 Silver (Weddings)

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AIPP Australian Institute of Professional Photographers

APPA Australian Professional Photography Awards

RPS Royal Photography Society

LCC London College of Communication