de Ras Photo Gallery & The Gallery Café

Here he persues his photographic career where he will continue with his photography and run a photographic gallery as well as teaching photography to small groups.

He began his career in 1969 as a news photographeron two of Johannesburg's largest daily newspapers,"Vaderland" and "The Star" but quickly found his niche in fashion photography, where his air for styling earned him an enviable reputation among local
fashion editors. He established his own studio in 1976and widened his portfolio to include advertising and commercial photography. In the last few years Peter's focus has been on architectural interiors and still life
photography, for which he has won numerous local and international awards, including the coveted Clio in New York, and a Gold Loerie for his work on the Apartheid Museum. He was also named South AfricanProfessional Photographer of the year in 1989
Pieter has traveled extensively for clients, most
notably South African Airways, and has also been commissioned to produce several

ABOUT
travelogues for local lifestyle magazines.
President of the Professional Photographers of Southern Africa (200 6- 2010),
Pieter also holds a fellowship with the PPSA in Still Life Photography. He was also awarded his honorary Fellowship for his contribution to the PPSA.