Chasing Wonder
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“Chasing Wonder” is a 180 page, lush, large-format photography book that represents the past decade of photographer Peter Morrison’s pursuit of the most awe-inspiring, beautiful and wondrous landscapes on Earth.
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Reader Reviews
Chasing Wonder is a glorious reminder that a world of nature and beauty – precious beyond imagining – exists all around us. This book is more than just a thing of beauty, it’s a stirring call for all of us to get out there and just … marvel at life!
Chasing Wonder has some amazing landscapes and wildlife shots and it honestly made me feel like I’d travelled to places I’ll probably never get to see myself. A lot of the photos capture moments and light and reveals the little details that most people would miss completely. It’s the sort of book you can leave on the table and keep coming back to because you notice something different each time. Highly recommend. 5 stars.
Chasing Wonder is a beautiful reflection of the world. Each page features stunningly intense imagery that capture areas of the earth and its inhabitants through Peters keen eye and photography. It’s an incredibly impressive and evocative piece of work.
This book is far more than just a collection of photographs — it’s something you really feel turning each page. The wonderful landscapes and wildlife images capture the rawness, power, and beauty of nature in a way that puts you completely into the moment. You can almost feel the force of waves crashing against the coastline and the silence of untouched wilderness. For me the wildlife photography is especially powerful, showing them as they are — wild, untamed, and raw. There’s something grounding about seeing nature in its purest form, without anything being staged or overdone. What I loved most is how the book makes you stop and appreciate the scale, beauty, and intensity of the natural world. It’s not just something you look at — it’s something you feel.
Turning each and every page is like traveling to the furthest corners of the world during golden hour.
Peter Morrison
Born in the coastal town of Westport, on New Zealand’s South Island, Peter “PM” Morrison found beauty and solace in nature from an early age, and spent much of his formative years exploring, fishing, hiking, hunting, and surfing.
In his early 20s, he moved to Australia, where his passion for surfing took him to the warm waters of Queensland’s Gold Coast.
In 1984, “Morrison Media” launched Australia’s Surfing Life (ASL) magazine.
By 1990, ASL had established itself as Australia’s market-leading surf title – no small feat for an independent publishing company, competing with larger, internationally owned publishing houses – and the early 2000s, Morrison Media ran a stable of a dozen active lifestyle titles including skateboarding, bodyboarding, longboarding, snow sports, motocross and more; as well as creative lifestyle titles Chik, Frankie and Smith Journal, with offices in Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles as well as its Gold Coast headquarters, where staff did their best to live Morrison Media’s mission statement to “Be the Best and Enjoy it the Most.”
At the heart of Morrison Media’s success lay Peter’s understanding of the power of quality in imagery. As well as shooting early trips for ASL, PM put in countless hours on the lightbox, scrutinising transparencies, hunting for the magic images that ticked the boxes of technical criteria (sharpness and colour), while also delivering impact, meaning and story. Quality attracts quality, and over the years, Peter got to work closely with some of the best action sport photographers in the world.
Through this time, PM managed to keep his wanderlust satisfied with regular adventures – mostly surf related, exploring Indonesia and the Pacific with noted explorer Martin Daly – but the responsibility of his namesake company limited the scope of these opportunities.
In 2011, Peter sold Morrison Media, relocated to Byron Bay and, along with wife Amanda, began stamping his passport in earnest, determined to capture some of the planet’s most beautiful, natural places in his viewfinder.
At the time of writing, Peter is in training for a three-week hiking adventure in Patagonia.
The Chase for Wonder continues.