The Pixels in Pete's World

In Part 1, I introduced my friend Valérie. In this 2nd installment, I asked her the following: Q. Can you give me some background about where you went to school, when you arrived here in the US? A.I was born and grew up on the French Riviera, studied English in Paris, France (Masters degree,) then [...]

One of the most rewarding experiences of my previous job as a news photographer is I got to meet a lot of interesting, creative and generous people. I worked with Valérie Berta Torales , a wonderful photographer a few years at the newspaper. I am envious of her current itinerant life. She documents the travels [...]

It’s not often I’m envious of the kinds of assignments other photographers receive. There’s plenty of work to go around, after all. In this instance, I’m envious mostly because I’m a diehard soccer fan. I’d be in heaven if I could be in South Africa to photograph the games. In 1994 when the Beautiful Game [...]