About Peter Fisher
I started Lumen Prints out of necessity — and honestly, out of frustration.
For years I used the best and most expensive printers in Adelaide. They were technically excellent. But they could never fully realise what I was looking for in the final print. It wasn't their fault. They understood the technical side completely. What they couldn't do was interpret the image — and that's where the real work happens.
Ansel Adams said it better than I can: "The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance." The photograph isn't finished when the shutter fires. The print is an interpretive, creative act — as personal and considered as a musician performing a piece of music.
That's why I spent years learning the art of fine art printing. And it's why, when an artist comes to me, I sit with them and their work until we find the best possible performance of their image.
Peter Fisher — Photographer & Master Printer
Peter Fisher's career as one of Australia's leading photographers spans more than 35 years. His work ranges from gritty realism to contemplative fine art portraiture.
Four years in Asia in the 1990s saw him shooting for advertising agencies, financial institutions, multinational corporations and five-star resort developers across the region. Back in Australia, the birth of his son Maxwell in 1999 gave him a new appreciation of what photography can preserve — and eventually led him into fine art portraiture and printing.
Peter has been awarded Master of Photography (twice) and Australian Portrait Photographer of the Year 1995 by the AIPP, and has been published in Communication Arts. His portrait of Gay Bilson is held in the Australian National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection. He is represented worldwide by Getty Images.
"Photography, for me, is the discovery of the unexpected — finding the jewel in the everyday."
Peter lives and works in Adelaide, South Australia with his wife Pelle. Their son Maxwell is based in Melbourne.
What this means for your work
Every print leaving our Adelaide studio has been evaluated the way a photographer would — not just for technical accuracy, but for whether it actually honours the image. We work with photographers, artists and galleries who take the final print seriously.
If that sounds like you, we'd like to hear about your work.
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