Peter Rees has been involved in photography since childhood and works in both monochrome and colour with a broad base of subject matter. This includes landscapes, especially Scottish landscapes, portrait and figure studies, environmental and documentary.

Essentially, he regards photography as an art form which allows him to look beyond the obvious and put his own interpretation on scenes, objects or situations which otherwise might be perceived by some as mundane.

Although he regards the image achieved at the taking stage, in-camera, as being of paramount importance, he nevertheless sees the negative or slide or digitally captured image as only the first stage in an exciting creative journey.

His creativity is evident in the range of effects achieved by the many devices well-known to darkroom enthusiasts. These include lith printing, the use of infra-red and subtle tinting and toning. He uses a variety of textured art papers to maximise the painterly impressionist “feel” in many of his images.

He is a Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society, which he was awarded in the category of Photographic Printing, and holds the distinction of “Excellence” from the International Federation of Photographic Art (EFIAP) . He is also a “Master” of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (MPAGB). He has exhibited widely over a number of years and has won numerous awards for his work in Britain and abroad.

His work has been acquired for permanent photographic collections in Europe, and for many years his images appeared regularly in The Photography Year Book.

A judge on the international exhibition circuit, he is also in demand as a judge and lecturer to photographic societies throughout Britain. At each of Peter's lectures, there is an opportunity to view and discuss the extensive range of inkjet papers available from the Online Paper Company.

Whilst Peter has for some years embraced the opportunities afforded by digital imaging for his colour work, he has only recently converted to digital for his monochrome printing.

Peter has lived and worked in some of the most photogenic areas of Britain, including Cumbria, the West Highlands of Scotland, the Isle of Arran and Snowdonia. He now lives in Shrewsbury, Shropshire with his wife Eileen, also a keen photographer. Some of Eileen's images can be viewed in Galleries 3 and 4, in "The Better Half" series.