Peter "Bruce" Bennetts (born 25 March 1967) is an Australian visual artist specialising in architectural photography.
Born in Sydney, Bennetts spent his childhood in Perth before moving to Melbourne in 1984 to study photography at RMIT University. [1] After graduating, he worked within environmental reporting, contributing images to Lonely Planet and in conjunction with Tony Wheeler co-authored the book, Time & Tide: The Islands of Tuvalu. [2] [3]
Bennetts architectural photographs include: Casa da Música by Office of Metropolitan Architecture, [4] [ independent source needed ] MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century Arts by Zaha Hadid Architects, [5] [ independent source needed ] Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe [6] [ independent source needed ], Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel. [7] [ independent source needed ], Melbourne Rectangular Stadium by Cox Architecture, [8] [ independent source needed ] Jane Foss Russell Building by John Wardle [9] and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) by Wood Marsh. [10] [ independent source needed ]
In 2008, Bennetts produced a solo exhibition titled Recent Architecture Photography, which included portraits of Bill Henson, [11] Jean Nouvel, [12] Peter Cook [13] and Greg Lynn, [14] alongside his commercial architectural work and environmental reporting of Tuvalu. [15]
In 2005, Bennetts co-founded the Falls Creek Alpine Resort Artist's Camp with David Hugh Thomas. The camp is an annual event for contemporary artists at the Falls Creek Alpine Resort. [16]
Bennetts has written mazagine articles for Wallpaper (magazine), Frame (magazine), Mark (magazine), Dwell (magazine), Domus (magazine), Casabella, [17] Architectural Review, Architecture Australia and Artichoke. [18]
Peter Bennetts utilises an Alpa camera with Rodenstock GmbH and Schneider Kreuznach lenses paired with a Leaf (Israeli company) Aptus II 10 medium format digital camera back. [20]