Waterbury’s Peter Miller visits virtually with alma mater’s photo club this weekend

Sept. 24, 2021  |  By Waterbury Roundabout 

Peter Miller's portrait of 1998 U.S. Senate candidate Fred Tuttle is one of his best-selling photographs and posters. Photo courtesy Peter Miller

This Sunday, Waterbury photographer and writer Peter Miller, renowned for his black-and-white portraits of Vermonters, Vermont, and beyond, returns virtually to his alma mater for a photo exhibition and discussion of his work. 

The online event is Sunday 7-8:30 p.m. and is hosted by the University of Toronto Hart House Camera Club, the same club Miller joined in the 1950s as a University of Toronto undergraduate.

The show organizer is Jesse McDougall, a University of Toronto student from Waterbury Center (and contributor to Waterbury Roundabout). He invites the public to attend the online session. “Peter graduated from the University of Toronto in the late 1950s and was a member of the photography club that is still operating today. We hope this show can bring the story full circle,” he said. 

The discussion with Miller will feature a collection of his photographs from his work in Vermont, France, and Toronto. An author of ten books, Miller, 87, has won numerous awards in his career that has included early stints shooting photos for the U.S. Army and working at Life and Ski magazines. His photography and writing have been featured in a long list of publications and his exhibitions have won acclaim for decades.  

Miller’s signature books including “Vermont People,” “Vermont Farm Women,” and “Vermont Gathering Places,” combine photographic portraits and essays on their subjects. Miller also is known for his humorous essays opining on the Colbyville section of Waterbury he calls home, and serious pieces offering perspective and commentary on the changing nature of Vermont.   

To register and attend, use this link: harthouse.ca/events/life-through-a-lens/. See more about Miller and his work at petermillerphotography.com.