Peter Lik is one of the widely recognized faces in the world of photographers. He is a nature photographer who is popular for his advanced use of panorama in his shots of Landscapes. Similarly, he is also a host of the TV show called, From the Edge with Peter Lik.

Peter Lik Early Life

Peter was born in 1959, in Melbourne, Victoria to Czech parents. His family migrated to Australia after the World War II and since then they have been residing there. Reviewing the nationality of this hard working photographer, he is Australian-American and belongs to white ethnicity.

Photographer Peter Lik's television show, From the Edge. Photographer Peter Lik’s television show, From the Edge.

Peter began taking photos since the age of eight. His first camera was given by his parents on his birthday and it was Kodak Brownie. At that time, he spent the majority of his time on photography which later helped him to enroll in the world of photographs.

Peter Career

After learning much things about photography, Peter began his career professionally in the year of 1984. In that respect, he made his first trip to the United States where he also learned about large format photography. Afterward, he started undertaking a project to photograph landscapes in all 50 states. Likewise, he also sold many photos for use in calendars and as postcards.

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Following his passion, Peter later traveled several places and began collecting many photos. He also began his own publishing company, Lik Publishing in the year of the mid-1990s. In Addition, he published his first book, Australia: Images of Timeless land. 

Talented and hardworking photographer, Peter opened his first gallery since after his company debut. His first gallery was opened in Cairns, Australia, then Lahaina, Hawaii in 2003, Caesars Palace in 2005, and so on.

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Besides photography, he also made a television debut on The Weather Channel on March 32, 2011. That documentary was based on the journeys across the United States for photographing. His photos have attracted the thousands of people up to date. In the same way, Peter has been awarded by several titles for his incredible photography skills such as.

Awards

  • Master of Photography, Australian Institute of Professional Photography, 2002
  • Master of Photography, Professional Photographers of America, 2010
  • British Institute of Professional Photography, 2010
  • Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards, 2010
  • Silver Medals, Epson International Pano Awards for Ancient Spirit, Sacred Sunrise, and Angel’s Heart- 2011
  • American Aperture Awards, Best Landscape, Nature, and Seascape- 2013 and so on.

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Correspondingly, he has released his some of the books like such as

Books

  • Spirit of America- 2003
  • San Francisco- 2003
  • Las Vegas and Beyond- 2006
  • Las Vegas: Beyond the Neon- 2009
  • America- 2015
  • Hawai- 2015
  • Las Vegas- 2016, etc.

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Currently, Peter is busy on his television and photography career. Recently, there has not been any updates about his career but he seems to be working on his projects which would be releasing soon.

Peter Personal life

Aged 58, Peter is an unmarried man. He doesn’t have a girlfriend either. He might have been engaged in love affairs during his past days but till the date, he has kept every information about his personal matters under very low profile. However, Peter is often seen with many women in various events but as of now, he has not mentioned any of them as his girlfriend.

He must be busy with his career and seems does not interested in getting involved in relationships. Neither any rumors or news about his private life is floated in the air, nor he is

Peter Net worth

Peter makes a tremendous amount of money from his photography and television professions. At present, he is known by the most of the people, which became possible due to his incredible photo skills. As of now, he has taken thousands of photos and many of them have been selected as best photos. Likewise, he has also earned decent money from it. As of 2017, his net worth is estimated at around $6.5 million.

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