ABOUT THE ARTIST Peter Moore’s career in photography began in the 1930’s when he was 10 years old with a simple box camera. He pointed this rudimentary device at the night sky and captured an image that won a contest offered by the Hayden Planetarium. As a reward, he received a letter announcing that the photograph would be hung on a wall at the planetarium. That letter of 1939 became his inspiration and launched a life-long romance with photography. The rapidly evolving equipment and technology that have transformed photography have never intimidated Moore; rather they have and intrigued him with the vast possibilities before him. His immersion into the digital world is even more remarkable when one considers that his career in photography began more than seventy years ago. Moore has seamlessly moved from dark room to digital and says: “The camera is my paintbrush, moving constantly as I create and interpret the intensity of color, depth, surface and textures leading to a new level of creativity and excitement. The dark room has become light.” Peter Moore’s work is owned by individual collectors as well as corporations and charitable organizations. In 2010, his series of photographs taken in front of The Guggenheim Museum were published in a book, A Moment at the Guggenheim, that presents an arresting visual narrative. Peter Moore and his wife Caroline divide their time between Manhattan and Quogue. ARTIST STATEMENT Five years ago I became fascinated viewing the very diverse colors and patterns of city lights at night. My goal was to try and capture the visual effect with my digital camera. I struggled as I tried to find a way to capture the combination of auto headlights, fire engine reds and traffic without losing the constant motion and depth created by the cars as they moved through my shots. My visions kept changing. Sometimes using a tripod, other times moving my camera, shooting at incredible angles and combining the movement of my own body. My attempts brought a wide variety of results. I worked many nights until I managed to find the combination that pleased my eye. I am sure that anyone looking at me in front of an open window could have imagined that I was some crazy guy conducting the traffic like an orchestra....to me it is the closest I have ever come to painting with my camera.