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100 Miles from Nowhere: Capturing the Spirit of America

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"They call it America the beautiful and I'm here to show you why" - Peter Lik

What won't Peter Lik do to capture the perfect shot? Not much! From extreme weather to active volcanoes, Pete never hesitates to put himself in danger for the perfect shot.

Peter has recently been travel American's majestic countryside capturing breathtaking images of her natural wonders. By finding the "spirit of a place," Pete is able to connecting with his surroundings and capture the single beauty of nature.

"The thing that struck me the most about America was the incredible diversity of the landscape."

Click on the image below for a peek at some of Pete's latest adventures and most inspiring work.

Peter Lik Galleries Unveils ‘Tree of Life’ and Donates a Portion of Proceeds to Concern Worldwide’s Haiti Relief Efforts

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Peter Lik Galleries unveiled Peter's latest work ‘Tree of Life' to collector's world-wide during a simultaneous unveiling on February 12, 2010. The galleries also proudly announced that a portion of all proceeds of ‘Tree of Life," sold in the month of February, will be donated to Concern Worldwide's ongoing Haiti relief efforts.

Concern Worldwide is a humanitarian aid organization which is dedicated to the elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries. The ‘Tree of Life' is symbolic of life and hope and the resilience that will help rebuild Haiti in the coming months and years

As most of us are aware, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake recently struck Port-au-Prince, the heavily populated Haitian capital. It is estimated that as many as three million people have been affected by this tragedy. The partnership between Peter Lik and Concern Worldwide enables collectors to acquire fine art while providing relief to the people of Haiti in this time of great need.

To learn more about Concern Worldwide visit them online at: http://www.concern.net.

To learn more about the ‘Tree of Life' contact any one of Peter Lik's galleries.

Peter Lik Honored with Master of Photography by Professional Photographers of America (PPA)

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Peter Lik was recently awarded the Master of Photography by the PPA for excellence in photography. As a master landscape photographer this award has a special significance to Mr. Lik. Peter is a world renowned photographer who has received acclaim from some of the most prestigious organizations in the world. Receiving such praise from the PPA is truly a life achievement for him.

Peter was given a similar honor by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) in the past and considers this to be yet another crowning achievement.

On behalf of everyone at Peter Lik Galleries, congratulations Peter!

Peter Lik on Facebook

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Great news for Facebook users who are fans of Peter Lik. Peter has a fast growing fan page and a new, easy to remember URL: www.facebook.com/PeterLik

Join Peter on his Official Facebook page along with over 1,350 other fans. You can add your own comments, start a discussion or re-tell a story of your favorite Peter Lik experience or photograph.

Visitors from Facebook Rising

As you probably know by now, Peter Lik re-launched his website in January. What you probably don't not know is that Facebook has become the biggest source of website traffic to the new www.peterlik.com website outside of Google, and #5 overall (google.com, google.ca, google.au and google.uk are #1-#4 respectively.)

With 350 million Facebook users now able to visit the Official Peter Lik Facebook page, Peter Lik fans anywhere in the world can visit him on Facebook or peterlik.com when they're they are not close enough to visit a gallery.
 

Peter Lik Scholarship for Excellence in Photography

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We are proud to announce that Felicia Gassen is the winner of the Peter Lik fall semester scholarship. This semi-annual Photo contest is open to University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) undergraduate and graduate students pursuing art degrees with an emphasis on photography.

Two students are awarded the $2,500 scholarship each year, one for spring semester and one for fall. Photos are submitted from dozens of students and judged by a board for: composition, level of difficulty, and overall aesthetic.

Felicia is a senior and plans to pursue an MFA degree upon competition of her studies. Pete was very impressed with her work and was excited to meet Ms. Gassen.

As a Las Vegas resident, and a leader in the field of photography, Peter is always excited to encourage up-and-coming local artists. Just as many of young artists are inspired by his work, Pete finds motivation in the work of passionate young artists and hopes to encourage students to follow their dreams.

Congratulations Felicia!

Landscape Photography in the Pacific Northwest

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In late September Peter traveled to Mount Baker in Northern Washington, just south of the Canadian border. Pete and his crew arrived at Mount Baker just before the entire region was hit with the first snow fall of the winter. This provided the perfect opportunity for Peter capture some incredible images of this serene and secluded area.

His goal with the shoot was to capture the sunrise but due to weather conditions it was unfortunately difficult to see. Peter spent about 4 hours waiting in the snow for the perfect shot. Though the sunrise was a disappointment the landscape was quite impressive, when the mist cleared, providing the perfect opportunity to for Peter to capture some incredible landscape photography.

Have a look for yourself as you watch the complete Mt. Baker video.