Joli
Peter ‘Joli’ Wilson – My initial interest in photography came from my Grandfather Wilson, a successful amateur filmmaker and photographer. At the age of 14 I processed my first roll of B&W film with an image of me holding my first surf board. I just found the 1964 receipt of this board purchase signed by Vic Tantau who is an Australian surfing pioneer in Torquay, Victoria, Australia. My very first surfing shot published in a Magazine was Narrabeen’s Col Smith at the 1972 Bells Beach Easter Surfing Contest.
In the mid 1970s I was an Assistant Photographer to a German Photographer, a perfectionist, in charge of Australian Army Technology Division. I did not shoot a single frame in my first 2 years but I did learn all about studio work, lighting, flash, B&W processing and printing. He told me that if I wanted to be a Photographer it had to be for ‘love’ not ‘money’! I pursued my professional photography career working at Backdoor Surfing Magazine with the RipCurl Founders and Filmmakers Dick Hoole & Jack McCoy; Head of Photography Department at Deakin University Victoria; Advertising and Promotions Manager for Surf-wear giant Quiksilver, Torquay, Australia.
In 1989 I went Freelance with my wife Jan and we created our Company Joli Productions, with the spelling having a slight French twist on my Mother’s maiden name Jolly.
My youthful enthusiasm turned into a lifelong passion. ‘Joli’ photos has appeared in countless Magazines, Websites, Books, Films and Documentaries Worldwide with exhibitions in France, Hawaii, Brazil and Australia winning numerous awards. In 2009 and 2013 Joli won the Australian Surfing Awards Nikon Surf Photo of the Year.
Over the last 3 decades we have travelled the Globe capturing the world’s oceans, landscapes, beaches, surfing action, cultures and lifestyles creating one of the most extensive surfing photographic archives in the world.
Website : http://joli.photoshelter.com / www.joliphotos.com
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Contact : joli@joliphotos.com