Peter Henry Emerson
(1856-1936)
Peter Henry Emerson (13 May 1856 – 12 May 1936) was a British writer and photographer. His photographs are early examples of promoting straight photography as an art form. He is known for taking photographs that displayed rural settings and for his disputes with the photographic establishment about the purpose and meaning of photography.
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The unique environment of the Norfolk Broads, showcasing the intimate relationship between its landscape and the working class.
The authenticity and simplicity of rural life in East Anglia, highlighting the struggles and hardships of the working class.
Year-long exploration of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, capturing seasonal changes and the intersection of nature and human life.
Poetic exploration of East Anglian marshlands, reflecting themes of ephemerality and introspection.
Books
Poetry in Photography
(MuseumsEtc, 2014)
Pictorial Effect Naturalistic Vision: The Photographs & Theories of Henry Peach Robinson & Peter Henry Emerson.
(Chrysler Museum Library, 1994)
Peter Henry Emerson and American Naturalistic Photography
(Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2008)
On English Lagoons: Being An Account Of The Voyage Of Two Amateur Wherrymen On The Norfolk And Suffolk Rivers And Broads (1893)
(Kessinger Publishing, 2010)
Marsh Leaves
(Ramage Press, 2008)