Rhino Charge

peter delaney

I am an Irish catholic, eldest of six. My mother was told by a fortune teller that I would be a photographer. So at the age of 19 I became a money broker in the city of London. After 10 years of city living I needed balance in my life. Photography became my yang! Black and white Street photography became my passion; Don McCullin my inspiration. The reverence and mood in his images affected me tremendously. One day I visited the BBC Wildlife Awards exhibition at the Natural History Museum; Cherry Alexander’s Blue iceberg was the winning image. It was an uplifting experience and one I would repeat every year. Little did I know the profound effect it would have on my life in later years. In 2001 , Africa became the new chapter in my life. The sheer size and magnitude of this continent was overwhelming. I travelled the forests of Bwindi to the peaks of Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya , the shores of Lake Malawi and the red dunes of the Kalahari. With the dawn of the digital age and the solitude I found in the wilderness of Africa It was a natural progression to concentrate on a new genre of photography ,wildlife and landscape. For the last five years I have been honing my skills and applying some of my previous learnt techniques for my new life of a Fine Art Photographer.

Website: www.peterdelaney.co.za