Peter Kinchington

Peter Kinchington is a biologist and photographer whose work bridges science and visual art. His images – ranging from underwater to photomicrography – have supported major institutions and publications. Through advanced imaging techniques, he reveals the complexity of the natural world, combining scientific precision with an enduring fascination for nature’s detail.
From: Melbourne, Australia
Shows: Argyrotypes, Cyanotype, Lumens, Photogravures, Pinholes, Salt prints and Vandyke Browns.

About Peter Kinchington (AAIPP, AIPPLM, BSc, Dip Ed, Grad Dip Res Man): As a career biologist and professional photographer, Peter’s photographs have been utilised for scientific publications and as a way to convey the beauty and diversity of the natural world. He is able to apply his skills in underwater, landscape, nature and photography through the microscope to help others convey their own messages. His images have illustrated publications and exhibitions by many organisations including the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Museum of Victoria, Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences, the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial and Research Organisation, Ozbreed Turf, Scienceworks, the Gould League, Melbourne Water and the National Herbarium of Victoria. His photographs have appeared in scientific reports as well as popular technical and photographic magazines and in an online indigenous vegetation guide for the Shire of Yarra Ranges. In the Australian Professional Photography Awards he has received both Gold and Silver Awards for his work. Further recognition includes honourable mentions in specialist world wide photomicrography competitions such as the Olympus Bioscape Awards, an image of distinction in the Nikon Small World Awards, a Gold Award in the Science Section of the Tokyo International Foto Awards, Commendations in the Landscape and Mono Awards, and Judge’s awards, images of merit and a citation of merit in the Biocommunication Association BioImages Awards. He is based in the Shire of Yarra Ranges near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

From his childhood days he has been fascinated by the natural world. The first sentence that he wrote in primary school talked about the ants he had observed on his back steps and how they were hurrying back to their nesting holes with food they had collected – even illustrating the sentence with a close-up drawing! Photography enables him to share with others his intrigue with nature, celebrating its seemingly infinite diversity and intricate detail. During his photographic pursuit to convey the fascinating natural diversity of the world we live in – He has researched and developed advanced imaging techniques. He is sought after by research institutions and organisations for his ability to utilise these techniques to provide aesthetic images that illustrate important features in organisms both large and small. 

“After nearly fifty years of photography – Alternative photography has inspired me to photograph for another fifty.”

More about Peter Kinchington:

• Contact email: peterkinchington (at) gmail.com
• Website: Website: peterkinchington.com