Peter G. Engeldrum was hooked on the magic of photography as a teenager, when he developed his first black and white print. Today, Peter focuses his energies on fine art and stock photography. Using light and color, he photographs what he encounters from unusual viewpoints. Using a variety of technologies, tools, and techniques, Peter offers his viewers colorful, interesting, whimsical, and sometimes puzzling views of commonplace objects and spaces. His present projects include "MyTubes", a study of electronic vacuum tubes using close-up (macro) photography. "Digital Detritus".presents unique interpretations of discarded printed circuit boards.
Peter attended the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, where he received degrees in photography and imaging. Among his more influential professors in the photographic arts were Ralph Hattersly, Minor White, Les Strobel, and Richard Zakia. By attending workshops at the Maine Photographic (Media) Workshops and the Photographic Resource Center, Peter continues to refine his photographic vision
His prize-winning photographs have appeared in many local and regional art shows, and in literary publications. In 2003, Peter was named one of the Top Fifty Photographers by the Maine Photographic Workshops Golden Light Awards. In 2007, a book was published, The Boat Yard, of photographs depicting a boat yard in Maine. Also in 2007, he published Lines of Light, a study of how light and common objects interact to create additional exciting shapes.
Engeldrum is not among the photographic artists who shun technology. "Today, the creative role of the photographer encompasses more than just the initial process of making an image." He said, "Using digital imaging technology, the photographer now has the freedom to create an images that are less encumbered by the limits of the traditional photographic process."