Cultural Services.
City of Peterborough
Public Art &
Placemaking
I worked with the City of Peterborough to document and organize its public art collection across photography, web, and film. The project involved building a location system, creating a visual archive, supporting public-facing webpages, and developing a final short film.
VIEW PROJECTI first created a public art locations document, organizing the City’s collection by area to make the documentation process more efficient. I then photographed each piece to build a visual record the City could use to assess condition, support inventory work, and create material for future web and film projects. The gallery below shows a selected set of edited photographs from that process.
For National Indigenous Peoples Day, I wanted to document the celebration without interfering with the people taking part, so I worked from a distance and relied heavily on longer focal lengths. Attendance was relatively limited, which made wide establishing shots feel sparse, so I focused primarily on close-ups and tighter compositions, capturing expressions, gestures, cultural details, and moments of interaction while still giving participants space to experience the event naturally.
The Father’s Day Car Show was photographed in strong late-morning sunlight, which created harsh highlights and deep shadows. I used wider compositions to show the scale of the event and the contrast between the surrounding greenery and the colours of the cars, then shifted to tighter, more cinematic details to give the series a stronger visual rhythm.
Canada Day was photographed during extreme heat, which kept attendance relatively low. I focused mainly on close-ups and activity-based moments to make the event feel more immediate, using tighter compositions to highlight interactions, performances, and details rather than emphasizing the size of the crowd.
I developed and edited the final film to connect the City’s public art collection into one continuous story. The naming, area labels, and artist credits were structured to match the public art webpages. I also used movement, pacing, sound, and careful framing around damaged pieces to keep the film cohesive and cinematic.
Role: Cinematography · Drone Photography · Video Editing · Colour · Motion & Typography
Working within the City of Peterborough’s Govstack CMS and established design system, I structured and organized Public Art & Placemaking content, integrated original photography, and maintained consistency with the City’s accessibility and web standards.
This opening view introduces the Public Art and Placemaking collection through a broad selection of artwork photographs.
