About_


the site_

+ site of win

Vanilla Days was started back in 2004. At the time I was inspired by the photoblog Chromasia so I started my own photoblog. In the early days the site was directionless and I simply posted photos as I took them. Over time as I grew as a photographer I stopped posting every shot and posted 1 a day.

In 2007 I refocused the site into Vanilla Days. It had grown from a site featuring any old photo I took into a photoblog documenting Liverpool on its path to the Capital of Culture in 2008. I found that my main areas of interest were, and still are, people and places. These are what I document around the city, and the surrounding areas of Liverpool.

2008 saw Liverpool take on the title of the European Capital of Culture. It was a remarkable year. I was proud of the city that year and due to the work I did in documenting it this photoblog won ‘Best European Photoblog’ for 2008. Since then I have continued to document Liverpool’s people and scenes. I always have a camera on me, even if its just my iPhone. You never know when you’ll see something worth photographing.

The man_

I am a photographer. I was born in Wales in the rather late 70’s, however I have lived near Liverpool all my life. I had my first taste of photography at the age of 10. It was a one day course where we photographed the local town and developed our film in the darkroom. Due to film costs I never persued it as a hobby. I went to school, to 6th form and to university. I graduated with a degree in Software Engineering. My interest in web design lead me to learn Photoshop and from there expanded my creative horizons. I bought a digital camera, and then a DSLR with a bag of lenses. By the time I was a professional web designer I quit to become a professional photographer.

I document people, explore urban environments and relax with local landscapes. My work has been exhibited in various galleries including Tate Liverpool, and the Open Eye Gallery. It has also been published in magazines worldwide including Professional Photographer and JPGMag. My job, my life, takes me to places I would never normally go. I photograph people I would never normally meet. I am always grateful for these opportunities. Photography for me will never be just a job.

Client list_

Bench, Liverpool Culture Company, Liverpool University Press, Switch Media, Dot-Art, Alliance & Leciester, Land Securities, Alexander McGregor, Downing, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Pizza Express, Liverpool One, Wiley Publishing, The Mersey Partnership, Clarity, The Hive, Hilton.

Contact Me_

If you want to contact me to hire me for a shoot or to buy any shots feel free to get in contact.

Via email ( mail@petecarr.net ) or on the phone ( 07968 91 9993 ).

You can also use this contact page. Just fill in the form.

Awards_

  • + Finalist for Best Photoblog 2009
  • + Best European Photoblog 2008
  • + Nominated for 7 Photobloggies 2007

Books_

  • + Port of Culture: The Photography of Pete Carr
  • + HDR Photography Photo Workshop
  • + 366 2008 – Liverpool through 2008
  • + Letterpool – Typography around Liverpool

Past Exhibitions_

  • + The Gallery group photographic exhibition – The Gallery, Liverpool
  • + Dot-Art exhibition ‘Building Merseyside’ – St Georges Hall
  • + Fab Collective – ‘Up to something’ – St Lukes Church, Liverpool
  • + 3662008 – 08 Place, Liverpool
  • + Port of Culture – Albert Dock, Liverpool
  • + eighthundred – Albert Dock, Liverpool
  • + Group exhibition at Tate Liverpool
  • + Britain in Pictures – National Media Museum, Bradford
  • + Shoot Liverpool – Open Eye Gallery
  • + Group exhibition at A Foundation
  • + Group exhibition at Egg Cafe

work featured_

Geeky bit_

  • + Nikon D700. Usually using the 50mm, 85mm and 14-24mm.
  • + Lomo LC-A
  • + Lubitel 166b
  • + iPhone
  • + Lightroom
  • + iMac
  • + theme based on Wu Wei by Jeff Ngan