Biography
Peter Zelewski is a London-based portrait and documentary photographer. Born in Detroit, USA, he moved to London in the 1980s and studied at the London College of Communication (LCC). His portraiture concentrates primarily on the exploration of people, culture and urban life.
Zelewski has exhibited widely and his work has been featured in numerous publications including The Guardian, The Observer, The Times, The Independent, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, British Journal of Photography and Leica Fotographie International (LFI).
In 2015 he was a prizewinner in the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery. His second book 'Twins' published by Hoxton Mini Press is out now.
Awards
2023 - Shortlisted, Portrait of Humanity Award, British Journal of Photography (featured in Portrait of Humanity book - Volume 5)
2023 - Shortlisted, Portrait of Britain Award, British Journal of Photography (featured in Portrait of Britain book - Volume 5)
2022 - Shortlisted, Portrait of Humanity Award, British Journal of Photography (featured in Portrait of Humanity book - Volume 4)
2021 - Shortlisted, Portrait of Britain Award, British Journal of Photography( featured in Portrait of Britain book - Volume 4)
2021 - Shortlisted, Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 163, Royal Photographic Society
2020 - Finalist, Kuala Lumpur International Photography Awards, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2019 - Shortlisted, Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 162, Royal Photographic Society
2019 - Finalist, Portrait Salon, Salon des Refusés for Taylor Wessing Prize
2018 - Shortlisted, Portrait of Britian Award, British Journal of Photography (featured in Portrait of Britain book - Volume 1)
2018 - Finalist, Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 161, Royal Photographic Society
2018 - Second Place Prizewinner, LensCulture Portrait Award ‘single image’ portrait category
2017 - Winner, Portrait of Britian Award, British Journal of Photography magazine
2017 - Shortlisted, Royal Photographic Society International Print Exhibition 160, Royal Photographic Society
2016 - Finalist, Royal Photographic Society International Print Exhibition 159, Royal Photographic Society
2015 - Third Place Prizewinner, Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery
2015 - Sixth Place, Alamy Photocrowd Portrait Competition, Alamy and Photocrowd
2014 - First Place, Full Length Portrait Competition, Popular Photography Magazine
2014 - Shortlisted, Professional Photographer of the Year, Professional Photographer magazine
2013 - First Place, Professional Photographer of the Year, Professional Photographer magazine (50mm category)
2012 - First Place, London Look Photography Challenge, London Horniman Museum
Exhibitions
2020 - Kuala Lumpur International Photography Awards (group show), ILHAM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Maylayisa.
2020 - Art Palm Beach (group show), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
2019 - Photo North Festival, Images That Resonate (group Show), Harrogate, North Yorkshire
2019 - Portrait Salon (group show), London, Bristol and Harrogate
2019 - Paris Photo Off, Atlas of Humanity (group Show), Galerie Joseph Le Marais, Paris
2019 - Photography on a Postcard (group show), Photo London, Somerset House, London
2019 - Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 161 (group show), Royal Photographic Society
2018 - Twins (solo show), Leica Studio Mayfair, London
2018 - Lens Culture Portrait Awards (group show), Photo London, Somerset House, London
2018 - Alike But Not Alike (solo show), Hoxton Gallery, Shoreditch, London
2017 - Portrait of Britian exhibtion (group show), British Journal of Photography magazine
2017 - Photography on a Postcard (group show), The Printspace Gallery, East London
2017 - Athens Photography Festival (photobook group show), People of London, Athens, Greece
2016 - Royal Photographic Society International Print Exhibition 159 (group show), Royal Photographic Society
2016 - Anima Portrait Exhibition (group show), The Printspace Gallery, East London
2015 - Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize (group show), National Portrait Gallery, London
2015 - Alamy Photocrowd Portrait Exhibition (group show), The Printspace, East London
2013 - People of Soho (solo show), Freud Gallery, Covent Garden, London
2012 - The London Look (group show), London Horniman Museum, London
Workshops and Talks
Street Portraiture Workshop, Leica Akademie, Mayfair, London, 7 December 2019
Street Portraiture Workshop, Leica Akademie, Mayfair, London, 17 February 2019
Alike But Not Alike artist talk, (led by Ben Smith), Hoxton Gallery, London, 22 February 2018
Street Portraiture Workshop, Leica Akademie, Mayfair, London, 9 December 2017
Photography Portfolio Review, The National Portrait Gallery, London, 5 December 2017
Street Portraiture and Editorial Workshop, Plymouth College of Art, London, 16 November 2017
Street Portraiture Workshop, The National Portrait Gallery, London, 12-13 August 2017
Street Portraiture Workshop, The National Portrait Gallery, London, 23-24 July 2016
Anima Portraiture Q&A Evening, The Printspace, Shoreditch, London, 26 June 2016