Service area · South Georgian Bay, Ontario
Photographic artwork and commissions in Collingwood
Heritage downtown, shipyards, and waterfront trails. Photographic artwork and selective commissions by Pete Mather.
Collingwood
The place behind the photograph.
Collingwood combines a heritage main street with former shipyard lands, grain terminals and waterfront trails. The industrial harbour and the escarpment beyond it give the town a recognisable profile.
Harbour structures and the older streets offer subjects for regional artwork. A commission can focus on a building with personal significance or on the relationship between the town and the water.
Pete is accredited member, professional photographers of canada (ppoc), holds the Master of Photographic Arts (MPA) designation, flies on a Transport Canada Basic Operations Pilot Certificate (RPAS), and carries $1,000,000 in liability insurance. He works out of Thornbury, with Collingwood within his regional coverage.
Commissions and artwork
Two kinds ways to discuss a project with Pete. Each one has its own page for Collingwood.
Aerial photography and commissions in Collingwood
The grain terminals give the harbour a strong visual landmark. Collingwood aerial photography considers how that waterfront setting can become an artwork or a personal commission.
Commercial artwork and photography in Collingwood
An image of the bay can bring local character to a downtown room. Commercial artwork in Collingwood considers print scale, groups of images and permission to reproduce photographs.
Discuss the subject, intended display and timing with Pete. Commission pricing explains how the scope is agreed.
Questions
Asked about shooting in Collingwood.
- What can a personal commission in Collingwood focus on?
- Harbour structures and the older streets offer subjects for regional artwork. A commission can focus on a building with personal significance or on the relationship between the town and the water.
- How do I choose artwork for a space in Collingwood?
- For several walls, dimensions and viewing distances help establish whether one large image or a group of smaller prints makes sense. The choice should also account for the furniture and light already in the room.
The work
Shot in and around Collingwood.
Frames from Collingwood itself, out of Pete's ongoing work across South Georgian Bay.
Waves breaking over a breakwater beside a channel marker
Fine Art
From the foredeck of a sailboat at sunset on the bay
Landscape
Abstract long-exposure study of sky and water at dusk
Fine Art
Moody storm clouds over calm open water
Fine Art
Nearby
Also covering the towns next door.
A Collingwood shoot often pairs with a second stop: drone photography in Wasaga Beach fifteen minutes north along the shore, or chalet photography in The Blue Mountains on the way back west toward the Thornbury base. This town is the northwest corner of a much larger boundary, and what gets flown across the rest of Simcoe County is a different conversation about distance.
Have a place in Collingwood in mind?
Tell Pete about the subject, why it matters to you and where the finished photograph will be displayed.