“The Power of Photography”: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Collecting Fine Art Photography
Presented by Peter Fetterman Gallery
Date & Time:
Saturday, April 18, 2026
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Location:
San Francisco Art Fair Theater
Peter Fetterman reflects on the art of collecting and his journey as a gallerist, sharing personal stories and memories behind the iconic photographs featured in his book, The Power of Photography. Through this conversation, he explores the emotional and cultural power of photography—its ability to capture beauty, history, and the human spirit—inviting audiences to experience photography not just as a visual art form, but as a powerful force for connection, inspiration, and change.
About Peter Fetterman
Born in London, Peter Fetterman has been deeply involved in the medium of photography for over 40 years. Initially a filmmaker and collector, he set up his first gallery over 30 years ago in 1988. He was one of the pioneer tenants of Bergamot Station, the Santa Monica Center of the Arts, when it first opened in 1994.
Peter’s gallery, Peter Fetterman Gallery is one of the largest inventories of classic 20th Century photography in the country particularly in humanist photography. Diverse holdings include work by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Steve McCurry, Ansel Adams, Paul Caponigro, Willy Ronis, André Kertesz, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Lillian Bassman, Pentti Sammallahti, Sarah Moon and Jeffrey Conley. His daily blog, The Power of Photography, has promoted the work of scores of photographers and is seen by many thousands of people around the world.
Peter has also written multiple books on photography including The Power of Photography (2022), Women: A Celebration (2003), and Cornell Capa (2002).