Peter Welch is a NewYork based photographer, filmmaker and playwright. His fine art photographic work has been exhibited throughout world. These images often explore the American landscape in an attempt to find a sense of place and understanding in an ever changing, commercially oriented environment. Other themes touched upon are the harmonious relationship between life and death, the unpredictabl
e nature of human experience and the uncertainty and random nature of the artist's own life. Welch's work was recognized by the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 International Photography Awards, as well as the 2006 Palm Springs Photo Festival. He is currently editing two monographs- Absence: American Photographs and Scrap Mental: New York Photographs 2001 - 2011. Welch directed the feature film Three Long Years, which was picked up for worldwide VOD distribution by Zurich based Diva Releasing and is now available on itunes (Netflix in the near future). He also codirected the experimental short film The Piles Project, which features Art World superstars Mark Kostabi and Taylor Mead. He is currently directing the experimental film Hard-Drive, as well as Executive Producing a feature length documentary titled City of Dreams featuring Chloe Sevigny and Jason Lee. Welch has had two full length plays produced in New York- Two Alone/Too Together & Don't Tell Mother. He is currently working on two new plays- Autumn Stage & Thelonious. In addition to playwriting, he has also acted in dozens of plays, films and television shows throughout his career.