Pete Myers is one of the leading Master Fine Arts Landscape Photographers of our times. He is 50-years old and resides in Santa Fe, NM with his wife, Kathy. Fine art photography has been his profession since 1994.Myers is known for his compelling works of the American West, wherein he explores the very lands that shaped those that came west during the migration of the last one hundred and fifty years. Unique in the entire world, it is the dream of the dreamers who came to these lands that he celebrates. Their courage and vision for a better life may not have always prospered, but their legacy lives on in the beauty of the artifacts that were left behind. The buildings, landscape, cars and artifacts left from their existence are a glimpse into the dreams of the dreamers, and the courage of their convictions.Myers’ work in photography is not about “taking images”, but in “making images.” While his fieldwork is a critical element in image formation, it is his long days of effort in shaping the image in postproduction wherein he creates an image of what he felt at the time of photography. The computer is his “canvas” and he “shapes with light” forming the elements of the image into an emotional feeling evoked within the viewer of the completed image.

Pete Myers, Peter H. Myers, fine arts photographer, Santa Fe, New Mexico, master fine arts photographer, black and white photography, monochrome photography, writer, columnist

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In the Words of the Press:

From a distance, Pete Myers’ photographs look like just that: photographs of compelling Western images of high mountains, twisted pines, weathered buildings or rusty old cars.

Closer inspection, though, reveals a texture similar to pointillism in painting. The artist calls it a fractal technique, in which minute geometric surfaces reflect light like snow crystals. “The nice thing about fine art photography is I can blend any dimension of art and painting into my work, from non-representational to photographic realism,” Myers said.

That phenomenon of looking at one thing and finding hidden layers reflects the (Santa Fe) fine art photographer’s personality. His erudite, quiet demeanor conceals the scientific prodigy, teen-age NASA consultant, high tech pioneer, blue grass musician and Silicon Valley “wunderkind” inside.

Stacy Trevenon—Half Moon Bay Review

“I produce images of nature, capturing them by camera and distilling them in my mind’s eye to create a print that reflects the inner beauty of the original scene,” says Myers. “For that, I have to ‘translate’ the three-dimensional image into a two-dimensional print and bring out the structure and elements of the print to reveal its own beauty, so that the viewer perceives the beauty and not the picture.”

“Perception” comes up frequently in Myers conversation. He is equally concerned with is own perception of a scene at the moment the shutter snaps as with the final print, where the viewer’s perception of beauty is engaged.

Bob Weibel—Photo District News

Pete Myers’ photographs embody a stark beauty that can stand as a metaphor for life and death.

While his depictions of desert landscapes, abandoned mining camps and ghost towns emphasize the pictorial wonder of the West, they also clearly spotlight the aura of death that frequents this land.

Ultimately its all about the land and how connect to it. And while you won’t fine a human figure in Myers’ photographs, man’s presence is very evident.

Robert Nott—The New Mexican

CRATER LAKE – Every year, a half-million people drive up to the rim overlooking Crater Lake, and most of them snap a couple of photos of the startlingly blue water before turning around and heading on their way.

Working with a Leica camera, a single 35mm lens and black and white film, photographer Pete Myers has been skiing around the rim of the collapsed volcano as winter beings to embrace it, roping up to a tree and leaning over the edge of the caldera that forms the nation’s deepest and clearest Lake.

As one of a series of artists in residence at Crater Lake National Park, Myers is trying to capture the size and geometry of this place that lives in so many family photo albums with an image worthy of the centennial of Oregon’s only National Park.

“How do you come to a place like this and not create a photographic clichĂ©?” said Myers. “For me it’s the geometry of the caldera and the story of the show.”

“I wanted to catch the park at the onset of winter, just when the first snowfalls were coming in,” creating the powdered sugar effect, he said. “When the rocks are still showing through in the caldera, and the powdered sugar is highlighting the geometry of it, that’s the magic moment.”

Jeff Barnard—Associated Press (AP)

Fine art photography is my passion. My camera allows me to go out into the American West and seek truth in the beauty of the lands and of the people that came to settle here.

My interest as a photographer is not in “taking” images, but in “making” images. What happens in the field in front of the lens is only the starting point in my image-making process. Each of my images is carefully created in postproduction to depict for the viewer an image that reflects what I felt in the field, not what was seen.

I want viewers to see through my work a sense of wonderment at the beauty in front of them—and that passion is what fuels the path forward in their lives. The earth makes our presence insignificant, and its beauty dwarfs our best intent. We need to embrace and fill ourselves with the gift of the earth’s beauty each and every day. To me, art is just a reminder to “see”.

My fine art prints are sold worldwide and directly from our facilities here in Santa Fe, New Mexico. International sales are routine. Please see our “purchasing” section for information on ordering.

Thank you for your interest and taking time to visit this site.

How to Purchase:

Alfred Stieglitz, the famous photographer and husband of legendary painter, Georgia O’Keeffe, believed that an image was not finished until it was properly framed and displayed.

Myers is of the same opinion. He has consulted with the curators at the National Gallery and is utilizing the same frames and glazing system that they are using for their premier photographic exhibitions.

The frames are from Metropolitan Picture Framing using maple hardwood and splined corners. Each frame utilizes an entire inner frame strainer system (a frame within the frame).

The glazing is a new high-tech acrylic called Optium. At ten times the price of normal acrylic sheet, the surface is optically treated to provide virtually no reflection of ambient light off of the front surface of the glazing. This gives the viewers the feeling that there is no barrier between them and the print, and it creates a sense of intimacy with the print. The coating is created on the acrylic surface by a magnetron sputtering process. Optium is also abrasion-resistant and with anti-static surfaces, both of which help preserve the quality of the displayed print over the decades.

Needless to say, all the print and matting materials are optimized for archival life, with the goal being the continuation of the print as an heirloom. Only the finest materials available are utilized.

Pete Myers personally frames each of his prints.

All purchases are FOB Shipping Point, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Domestic shipping is from our facilities utilizing Federal Express.

International shipping is routine for us. We forward your purchase to a local art crating and shipping company renown for their work with high value art. They arrange directly with you which crating, shipping and insurance options best meet your needs.

Custom orders require a 50% non-refundable deposit, and delivery is typically eight to twelve weeks from the time of order.

We accept all forms of payment through PayPal, and also commonly receive payments as wire transfers.

All sales are final.

Please email us to start the sales process or to inquire about a print, size options and costs. Our “current inventory” catalog under “galleries” is a great way to find out what we currently have in inventory.

Thank you for your interest.

BareBone Prints

BareBone Prints are available for any of the images seen on the site or in Myers' portfolios. Each image is printed at 15"x10" on A3-B sized fine art photo paper of museum quality. The prints are signed, open edition. The image is sent in a special shipping tube and delivered worldwide through the postal system.

Price: $900.00 US per print. Contact us via email for print orders.

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