If you’re getting this note I’ve either imported you over from my Substack or my older mailing list, or you’ve recently indicated an interest to keep in touch as I deleted the last of my social media accounts.
Those of you who have been with me for a time might recognize that I’ve tried (and eventually abandoned) various platforms to share work on. I apologize for the discontinuity. Much has been said on decisions to leave social media; I won’t venture to do that here.
What I will say is that I’ve been seeking out quiet spaces from which to write and make pictures, and I want where I post my work online to reflect that. I’ve settled on hosting what I’m just going to call Letters on my website. Just Letters because there probably won’t be a lot of news, and because I am sending them out directly to you. If this feels a touch anachronistic, I’m okay with that.
I have a hunch this approach will just feel better. I’ve been thinking about doing this for awhile, actually, it’s just taken some time to get it implemented properly.
I could be wrong about this, I could pivot in my approach again, but it’s worth a shot.
As a refresher, or an introduction to those of you who are new, I originally started an email list a long time ago (around 2010) to keep both professional and personal contacts apprised of what assignment photography work I was doing for publications, or where my photography projects were being shown, etc. Most of this was when I lived and worked in Chicago and later in North Carolina. Now I am writing from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
I like to think about my photography projects through the lens of ideas, as opposed to genres, so the pictures I share will vary. Still, it wouldn’t be wrong to think of me as a landscape and portrait photographer. Having worked freelance for a wide range of clients in my career I also take an interest in editorial and art photography more broadly, and in the use of pictures and in how they affect public discourse, which I will share opinions on from time to time. The more intentional integration of writing into my practice is largely thanks to the Knight Wallace Fellowship that I completed last year at the University of Michigan.
As for a schedule, I will send Letters when I have the time. There is no planned regular schedule.
Thanks for your patience and continued interest. I hope you and yours are all doing well.
- Peter
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