Peter Bennetts
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Peter "Bruce" Bennetts (born 25 March 1967) is an Australian visual artist specialising in architectural photography.
Biography[edit]
Born in Sydney, 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]
Bennetts architectural photographs include: Casa da Música by Office of Metropolitan Architecture,[4][third-party source needed] MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century Arts by Zaha Hadid Architects,[5][third-party source needed] Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe[6][third-party source needed], Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel.[7][third-party source needed], Melbourne Rectangular Stadium by Cox Architecture,[8][third-party source needed] Jane Foss Russell Building by John Wardle[9] and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) by Wood Marsh.[10][third-party source needed]
In 2008, Bennetts produced a solo exhibition titled Recent Architecture Photography, which included 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, Bennetts co-founded the Falls Creek Alpine Resort Artist's Camp with David Hugh Thomas. The camp is an annual event for contemporary artists at the Falls Creek Alpine Resort.[16]
Publications[edit]
Magazines[edit]
Bennetts has written mazagine articles for 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[edit]
Solo[edit]
- (2008) Recent Architecture Photography [15]
Contributor[edit]
- (2007) The Trouble with the Weather: A Southern Response [19]
Equipment[edit]
Peter Bennetts utilises an Alpa camera with Rodenstock GmbH and Schneider Kreuznach lenses paired with a Leaf (Israeli company) Aptus II 10 medium format digital camera back.[20]
Awards[edit]
- (2004) ASLA Professional Awards, Communications Award of Merit [21]
References[edit]
- ^ Dwell. About Peter Bennetts. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ Lonely Planet. Tuvalu Image Gallery. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ (2001) Time & Tide: the Islands of Tuvalu. Peter Bennetts, Tony Wheeler. (ISBN 978-1864503425)
- ^ Casa da Música by Office of Metropolitan Architecture. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century Arts by Zaha Hadid Architects. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Melbourne Rectangular Stadium by COX Architects & Planners. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Jane Foss Russell Building by John Wardle. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Australian Centre for Contemporary Art by Wood Marsh. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Bill Henson by Peter Bennetts. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Jean Nouvel by Peter Bennetts. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Peter Cook by Peter Bennetts. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Greg Lynn by Peter Bennetts. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ a b Architecture Australia, Radar Exhibition. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ by Falls Creek, Victoria Artist's Camp. Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Dedece Photographers, Peter Bennetts. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Australian Architects Office Profiles, Peter Bennetts. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ UTS:Newsroom The Trouble with the Weather: A Southern Response. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Peter Bennetts. About. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ ASLA. 2004 ASLA Professional Awards, Communications Award of Merit. Retrieved 17 March 2011.