David Peat: Photographer, A Retrospective
27th Sept – 26th October 2013
Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
A short video introducing the exhibit can be seen on Summerhall TV
David Peat (1947-2012) primarily known as a documentary filmmaker, selected the body of work from his extensive photographic archive shortly before his death last year.
We both admired the work of Cartier Bresson and Josef Koudelka, who both used the great master printer Voya Mitrovic in Paris. For Cartier Bresson, Mitrovic would make long tonal scale prints and for Koudelka the prints had more contrast so sometimes I would ask David if this image had to be a Cartier Bresson or a Koudelka. I can still remember David laughing and saying, “A wee bit of both and not too dark.” We had lots of laughs often remembering the moment when he had made certain images. His photography was often humorous and always compassionate. Robert Burns
Printed by Robert Burns the exhibition is in two parts. An Eye on the Street displays works made in late 1960s Glasgow and An Eye on the World shows a selection of themed street shots from around the globe. Two books accompany the exhibit and a selection of limited edition prints are also available from the Dovecot.
David Peat An Eye on the World
Film Historian David Bruce discusses the photography of filmmaker David Peat.