Peter Essick is a photographer who specialises in environmental photojournalism – his main focuses being nature/environmental themes. He is also an author, drone pilot and a speaker, he was named one of the most 40 most influential nature photographers in the world by Outdoor Photography Magazine UK.
Essick has been influenced by many noted American landscape photographers such as Carleton Watkins to Robert Adams.
Essick is also an author of two books, that contain his pieces “The Ansel Adams Wilderness” and “Our Beautiful, Fragile World ” he has had a solo exhibition showcasing his work at the Booth Western Art Museum, Yoho National Park: A Canadian Gem, Lumière Gallery and at Compositions in Nature.
He has photographed stories for National Geographic on several occasions revolving around different environmental issues such as climate change, high-tech trash, nuclear waste and freshwater. Other pieces of his work have been published in international magazines.
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