After a lifetime of observation and reflective writing, Peter is returning virtually to the University of Toronto to discuss his life post-graduation and the important photographic lessons he learned along the way.
About
Peter Miller is an awarded photographer known for his poignant style found both in his writing and photographs. In his career, Peter became assistant to renowned Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh before working at Life and Ski magazine. Through Peter's photographs one sees life from many angles. He shoots the ski slopes of Vermont with the same poise and care found in his photographs of beautiful Parisian women or hard-working farmers in his favorite town of Colbyville, Vermont.
Join us as Peter Miller presents a collection of his photographs, explains the stories behind them, and recalls how they all fit into his well-lived life.
More can be found about Peter on his website.
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Peter Miller
photographer and writer
Peter Miller’s reputation as a photographer and writer surged in 1990 after he self-published his first coffee table book, Vermont People. Thirteen publishers in New England turned down the book; Vermont Life executives told the author he would not sell over 2,000 books in ten years.
When he was at the University of Toronto he met Yousuf Karsh and assisted him in 1954 as he photographed the famous Celebrities living in Europe—John Steinbeck, Albert Camus, Le Corbusier, Picasso, Pope Pius 23rd, Prince Philip, and many others.
After university he enlisted in the US Army and spent two and a half years living in Paris as a Signal Corps Photographer. The young photographer spent his free time photographing Parisian street scenes, which became an integral part of his Paris book published 40 years later.
Peter learned how to write and layout after working for three years as a reporter-writer for LIFE Magazine. He moved back to Vermont in the early 60’s and has lived there ever since. He has been honored by the Vermont Legislature and was elected Vermonter of the Year in 2006. He has a gallery in his home in Colbyville, Vermont, next door to Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream factory.
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