“MY NAME IS PETER WESTH, AND I SOMETIMES GO BY THE ARTIST ALIAS WESTHEN PIETERS. I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER AND VISUAL ARTIST, PRIMARILY WORKING IN FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY. I ALSO ENGAGE IN AI, PAINTING, FILM, AND MIXED MEDIA. NATURE, IN ALL ITS FORMS, SERVES AS MY PRIMARY INSPIRATION. MY WORK OFTEN REVOLVES AROUND THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE HUMAN CONDITION AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LIVING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT.

THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF MY ARTISTIC JOURNEY WERE INFLUENCED BY ICONIC FIGURES SUCH AS DIANE ARBUS, RICHARD AVEDON, IRVING PENN, PETER LINDBERGH, GUY BOURDIN, AND HELMUT NEWTON. DRAWING FROM A BACKGROUND IN PORTRAIT, FASHION, BEAUTY, AND COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, THESE ASPECTS FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF MY ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, EMBRACED WITHIN MY PRACTICE.

I HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO NUMEROUS EDITORIALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING BIG SHOW COUTURE MAGAZINE, HARPERS BAZAAR, ELLE, TANK MAGAZINE, AND VOGUE.

IN ADDITION TO MY COMMERCIAL WORK, I HAVE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL EXHIBITIONS SHOWCASING MY PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS.”