Author: Peter Peryer

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Fillet

 
 
This photo could now be
2 years old.
I have a large print pinned to one of my walls
and I often glance at it
as I walk past and think, wow,
that has the juice. Excoriation
is a word that comes to mind.
One day I will print up an edition
but of course that is costly
so in the meantime it remains here
for my personal delectation.
When I took the photo below in Eltham
a couple of weeks ago
and I was reminded of Fillet again.

Moses in Auckland

 
 
 
Recently I went for a walk in Myers Park
in Central Auckland,
 
I was amazed to see a copy of Michelangelo’s Moses
sitting there, looking a long way from home.
I didn’t realise at first that it was a Michelangelo
copy which only added to the impact.

A Portrait

 
 
I have a portrait exhibition on at McNamara Gallery
at present, 29 photos but all of them black and white.
 
Recently I was interviewed by Nicole Stock,
the editor of Urbis magazine, and she asked
me if I would take her portrait.
 
Surprisingly I decided to photograph
her in colour. That’s a good sign in
my photographic development
I think.
 
By the way, I don’t usually say yes when
someone asks
me to take their photo.
 

The Butcher in Eltham

 
 
Eltham is a small town in South Taranaki
mainly known for its cheese.
 
However, it is also a very intact town
and there is an awareness that
what they have, in terms of intact
buildings, is extremely important.
 
There is a movement to save these
treasures, in many cases empty shops.
 
In this case, I took this Francis Baconish
photo through the window of a butcher’s shop.
While no longer in use as such,
the window of the premises has relics in it such
as knives and other instruments
used in the ancient craft of preparing meat.
 
You might be relieved to know that this carcass
is not real.

Auckland CBD

 
 
Over my life I have spent quite a bit of time
in the Auckland CBD
but recently I’ve been having a closer look
at the buildings and the changes
that this area is going through.
 
Above is a photo of Queen St.
 

Auckland CBD

 
 
Lately I have been walking around the
Auckland CBD quite a bit.
 
I hadn’t realised how many apartment
blocks there were. This is a very
densely populated part of New Zealand.
 
I think that I was attracted to this building
because of its colours.
 

Hamish McKay Gallery

 
 
Here is another view of the exhibition that opened
last night in Wellington.
 
This photograph I believe was taken with an iPhone.
 

Tonight in Wellington

 
 
 
Tonight in Wellington six of my photographs
are in an exhibition opening at Hamish McKay
 
This is one of my favourites. It’s called
Holy Tomato. The foot I bought in Bali
and the Italian tomato I borrowed from
a friend.
 
Whilst it’s my personal favourite it always
seems to evoke mixed feelings.
Still, I’m hanging in there.
 
 

Room With a View

 
Here is a wall of an Auckland apartment
that has lots of my photographs.
Luckily,
I stay in this apartment quite often
so I get to enjoy seeing the
work all nicely framed
and carefully hung.
The walls in my home and studio are covered with
my work but the look is different to this.
There are many unframed photos
just pinned up.
One reason is that, from time
to time, I have to sell my framed works
and I don’t replace them.

Whale

 
 
Slightly uphill from New World in Freemans Bay,
Auckland there is a children’s play ground.
It’s modest but very appealing.
 
For some months I’ve noticed this whale
but today was different. I decided that today
I was going to take my camera and
begin work on it.
 
‘Work’ might mean 5 minutes or it could mean
taking a first version and then, if necessary, but
hopefully not, returning, in different light
perhaps.
 
In this case, I’m going to sleep on it.
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