Peter Buxton

My first photographs were taken on the family Brownie Bullseye when I was about 11 or 12 years old.  My parents lent it to me and I used to take pictures of my dog, my backyard, and vacations. Little did I know that I was using medium format film and I was embarking on a lifelong passion.

At UBC I learned rudimentary developing and darkroom skills. I still have many binders full of negative strips and contact sheets from those days. I prefer to work with black and white images but I also produce monochromatic and occasional vibrant colour photographs. I use many different cameras including a medium format Minolta that is more than 65 years old. My subject matter is street, landscape and studio portraiture. My influencers include Henri Cartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, Annie Leibovitz and Chase Jarvis among others.

“The best camera is the one that’s with you.” - Chase Jarvis

 www.peterbuxtonphotography.com