The Power of Photography:
Lecture by Peter Fetterman

Thursday, October 10, 2024

5:30 p.m. Lecture by Peter Fetterman

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Reception

Born in London, Peter Fetterman has been deeply involved in the medium of photography for over 40 years. Initially a filmmaker and collector, he set up his first gallery over 30 years ago in 1988. He was one of the pioneer tenants of Bergamot Station, the Santa Monica Center of the Arts, when it first opened in 1994.

Peter’s gallery, Peter Fetterman Gallery is one of the largest inventories of classic 20th Century photography in the country particularly in humanist photography. Diverse holdings include work by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Steve McCurry, Ansel Adams, Paul Caponigro, Willy Ronis, André Kertesz, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Lillian Bassman, Pentti Sammallahti, Sarah Moon and Jeffrey Conley. Peter has also written multiple books on photography including The Power of Photography, Women: A Celebration, and Cornell Capa.

Peter Fetterman (Photo by David Montgomery, courtesy of Peter Fetterman Gallery)