About three weeks ago I shot a wedding in Miami, Florida. [Congrats to Jennifer and Andy!]  It was one of the most beautiful venues I’ve seen in my lifetime, not to mention a magical bride.  The day after the wedding, before coming back to PA, we decided to take a walk down Lincoln Avenue to shop.  As I passed a building covered in scaffolding due to construction, I noticed a glimmer of color coming from the inside. When I took a closer look I saw it… The small, humble sign saying “PETER LIK.” Light beams shot from the sky and illuminated the pathway to enter the gallery and suddenly I was among some of the greatest landscape photography I’ve ever seen! Ok, maybe I’m a tad bit dramatic. But my memory is recalling it as quite a vivid moment.

What I was most impressed with, was the quality of how he displays/sells his work. His photos are printed onto an amazing surface of material, that literally looks like it is glistening in the sun. The images are hung and then a light above it on the ceiling drops to give it subtle lighting. It is basic spot lighting you’ve seen a hundred times. However when the light is shining onto the image, it actually appears as if the image itself is lit up, or even back lit. I’ve watched Peter Lik on his reality show over the past year and grown to love him. His personality is great, but even more amazing is his dedication to get “THE SHOT”. Peter will work for days to get one right image for his gallery, just looking for the perfect 2 minutes of daylight that day has to offer. He will hike onto a ledge that is inches between life and death, to get 10 degrees better on an angle of the Grand Canyon that he wants. Peter is not the only person I plan to give this much praise, for sure there are hundreds of “top photographers” of the world – which is exactly what exploring this blog is designed to highlight. Stay tuned.

 

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