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Peter "Bruce" Bennetts (March 25, 1967) is an Australian visual artist specialising in architectural photography.
Biography
editBorn in Sydney, Australia, Bennetts spent his childhood in Perth before moving to Melbourne in 1984 to study photography at RMIT University.[1] After graduating, he worked within environmental reporting, contributing images to Lonely Planet and in conjunction with Tony Wheeler co-authored the book, Time & Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu.[2][3]
During his photographic career Peter Bennetts has photographed projects by international architecture firms including but not limited to; Casa da Música by Office of Metropolitan Architecture[4], MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century Arts by Zaha Hadid Architects[5], Barcelona Pavilion by Mies Van Der Rohe[6] and Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel[7]. Additionally, Bennetts has also worked with architecture firms based in his home country Australia, including; Melbourne Rectangular Stadium by COX Architects & Planners[8], Jane Foss Russell Building by John Wardle [9] and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) by Wood Marsh.[10]
Notably, Peter Bennetts presented a solo exhibition in 2008 titled, Recent Architecture Photography, featuring images including, portraits of; Bill Henson[11], Jean Nouvel[12], Peter Cook[13] and Greg Lynn[14], alongside his commercial architectural work and environmental reporting of Tuvalu.[15]
In 2005 Peter Bennetts co-founded the Falls Creek, Victoria Artist's Camp with David Hugh Thomas, an annual event that brings contemporary artists together in Falls Creek, Victoria, Australia.[16]
Publications
editMagazines
editPeter Bennetts is a regular contributor in magazines including; Wallpaper (magazine), Frame (magazine), Mark (magazine), Dwell (magazine), Domus (magazine), Casabella[17], Architectural Review, Architecture Australia and Artichoke.[18]
Co-authored
edit- (2001) Time & Tide, The Islands of Tuvalu (ISBN 978-1864503425)
Contributor
edit- (2004) New Conversations with an Old Landscape: Landscape Architecture in Contemporary Australia (ISBN 978-1876907655)
- (2004) The Phaidon Atlas of World Architecture (ISBN 978-0714843124)
- (2005) The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World (ISBN 978-1741046298)
- (2008) Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture (ISBN 978-0714848747)
- (2009) Lonely Planet The Cities Book (ISBN 978-1741798876)
- (2010) Lonely Planet The Travel Book (ISBN 978-1741792119)
Exhibitions
editSolo
edit- (2008) Recent Architecture Photography [15]
Contributor
edit- (2007) The Trouble with the Weather: A Southern Response [19]
Equipment
editPeter Bennetts utilises an Alpa camera with Rodenstock GmbH and Schneider Kreuznach lenses and a Leaf (Israeli company) Aptus II 10 digital back. [20]
Awards
edit- 2004 ASLA Professional Awards, Communications Award of Merit [21]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Dwell. About Peter Bennetts. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ Lonely Planet. Tuvalu Image Gallery. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ (2001) Time & Tide: the Islands of Tuvalu. Peter Bennetts, Tony Wheeler (ISBN 978-1864503425)
- ^ Casa da Música by Office of Metropolitan Architecture. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century Arts by Zaha Hadid Architects. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Barcelona Pavilion by Mies Van Der Rohe. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Melbourne Rectangular Stadium by COX Architects & Planners. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Jane Foss Russell Building by John Wardle. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Australian Centre for Contemporary Art by Wood Marsh. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Bill Henson by Peter Bennetts. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Jean Nouvel by Peter Bennetts. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Peter Cook by Peter Bennetts. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Greg Lynn by Peter Bennetts. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Architecture Australia, Radar Exhibition. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ by Falls Creek, Victoria Artist's Camp. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Dedece Photographers, Peter Bennetts. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Australian Architects Office Profiles, Peter Bennetts. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ UTS:Newsroom The Trouble with the Weather: A Southern Response. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Peter Bennetts. About. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ ASLA. 2004 ASLA Professional Awards, Communications Award of Merit. Retrieved March 17, 2011.