“Ghost” Wins Prestigious Award; to be Featured at Smithsonian
By Adrian Zupp
Adding to the many awards it has already won, Peter Lik’s classic photograph “Ghost” has won the Art in Nature category of the 2010 Windland Smith Rice International Awards for Nature’s Best Photography.
As a result, it will be displayed in an exhibition of nature photography at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. from April through September 2011.
This dual achievement places Peter in very elite company. There were only 18 category winners selected for the 2010 Windland Smith Rice International Awards which drew over 20,000 image entries from photographers in 56 countries.
The awards are named for accomplished nature photographer and conservation advocate Windland Smith Rice who passed away in 2005.
The Nature’s Best Photography Awards program has now reached its 14th year celebrating the talents of photographers at all levels of experience from around the globe.
In partnership with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, the winners of each awards category, and a selection of highly honored images from the Windland Smith Rice International Awards, are displayed to millions of visitors in a popular annual exhibition. The exact dates for the April-to-September exhibition will be announced soon.
Congratulations Peter!
8 comments
…just amazing. Luv it
I absolutely love all of your work and really would love if I could somehow do an internship with you. I’m sure many people ask you this but I would give my right leg to be able to spend a day photographing with you. I would really like to meet you and have a personal relationship with you because you are the best photographer I have ever seen and you could help me become a better photographer. Thanks and you are The God of Photography
Feeling pretty smart this day, I have 2 large format versions of Ghost proudly displayed in two locations – fantastic image, haunting, bold, fresh every time I view it.
That rocks!
Hi Shea. Thanks for the comment and enthusiasm. Yes, Peter does get many requests like this and is flattered by every one of them. The truth of the matter is that his plate is so full — especially with his new TV series — he barely has time to do his own photography and run his business, let alone do much else. He’d love to, but there’s only 24 hours in a day. So thank you again and keep clicking away!
I love Ghost but cannot afford the price. Did the Smithsonian produce a poster after it took the photo, or is there a poster available anywhere? Thanks
Hi Amanda,
No, there are never any posters of Peter’s work and he retains all rights to his images. But thanks for asking!
Went to your Waikiki gallery last night….amazing!! “Ghost” mesmerized me, “Tree of Life” was so beautiful…I wanted to take all your wonderful works of art home with me. My son told me I HAD to go see your work….I’m so glad we did! Your wonderful art has given my son the inspiration to be the best photographer he can be….thank you! I love seeing his creative side.
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