>Peter Lik
What does /p/ think about /p/eter Lik?
Was this Nigga nigga an inheritence baby or what? Even if that Phantom shit did NOT sell for 6.5millie and has NOT sold an almost half billion worth of prints this nigga owns 20 million dollar houses and like 20 art galleries or some shit.
>>2756080
He's talented but not exceptionally so. I know some 14 year old Instagram landscape photographers that could be on par with him if they had the capital for travel and gear
Shrewd businessman
Peter Lik, like Uncle Terry, like most successful photograhers, is all about marketing, sales and networking.
Financial success in photography has very little to do with talent, and is mostly about establishing a brand and making people want your work. Or want to work with you.
Peter Lik isn't horrible, it's tough to do really large work. If you haven't been to one of his galleries, I highly recommend it. Get up close and personal with some of his large prints, the quality of the print and framing is off the charts.
Are there better photographers overall? Totally. Do they matter. Not at all.
He's sort of like a very successful hot dog stand owner.
He figured out how to part idiots from their money, which is what we are all secretly striving for.
I don't have any resentments towards his business practices, except that I think he as a person is a douche.
>>2756080
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/business/peter-liks-recipe-for-success-sell-prints-print-money.html?_r=0
Basically he scams rich people and takes advantage of the inflated art market by pretending that his work is art.
Read the New York Times article. It explains everything.
>Peter Lik (born 1959) is a photographer from Australia
what can i say.
>>2756383
>Basically he scams rich people and takes advantage of the inflated art market by pretending that his work is art.
No different to any other contemporary art gallery then
>>2756080
I hate the way you talk and I want to smash your face
