Bio

Peter Mendelson is a Connecticut based artist specializing in fine art photography. Initially inspired by the New American Color school of the 1970s and the work of British photographer Martin Parr and Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, for the last 20 years Peter has been documenting everyday cultural artifacts and leisure destinations from Maine to Miami and beyond in his own unique photographic style.   Peter further refined his vision through workshops conducted by various photographers, including Magnum photographers Matt Black and Alex Webb, landscape photographer Stephen Johnson, and NYC street photographer Phil Penman.  Over time, he developed his particular style, using perspective, light, and color to capture the psychological power of urban and coastal spaces, aiming to inspire viewers to re-imagine the world for themselves.     With an anthropologist’s interest in the theme of modern leisure, an eye for architectural detail, and a long term affinity for the New England coastline, much of Peter’s work centers on coastal pastimes and waterfront and urban architecture. Additionally, an extended childhood stay in Italy exposed Peter to both the classical craft of composition and the Italian way of life. And he has since returned to the country on several occasions, continuing to indulge his photographic fascination with both nautical and recreational themes.   Whether taken during his explorations of Miami Beach, New York City and the Maine coast, or during trips to the east end of Long Island or abroad, his photographs focus on those things that are often overlooked, but which reward their viewers when given a second, deeper look.