Peter Norton emigrated to Australia from the United Kingdom, aged 8, and immediately developed a close affinity with the colours and light of the Australian landscape. Presented with a camera as a birthday present in his late teens, Peter became a keen self-taught amateur photographer, however, this was put aside when he became involved in the fashion industry, leading to a successful career spanning 25 years, and the creation of his own self named label, Peter Norton.

During this time, Peter won 7 FIA (Fashion Industry Awards of Australia), for best design across a variety of categories, such as“Best Weekend Wear”, culminating in a place in the prestigious “Fashion Hall of Fame” and was also Chairman of the Australian Fashion Awards and Vice-President of the Fashion Industries of Australia.

After moving the focus of his business to corporate wear, and eventually, selling the successful company, Peter returned to his first love photography. From that point, his work has focused primarily upon macro images of exotic flora, as well as landscapes, travel photography and then, following a trip to Antarctica, wild life. An avid traveller, Peter has found inspiration while exploring South East Asia, central and coastal Australia and further afield, to South America and Antarctica.

From 1999, Peter has been Artist in Residence at the Sydney Renaissance Hotel, now the Harbourside Marriott Hotel, with two exhibitions a year covering macro flower studies, the Hunter Valley, Cambodia, Australian icons - Sydney Harbour, Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef, Antarctica and then South America. Peter has also completed private commissions for Patrick Plains Estate Pokolbin with a Hunter Valley images, flower images for Whale Beach Restaurant and food images for La Goulue Restaurant, all on permanent display.

For 2003, Peter's focus has been primarily upon exotic flora, with a twist, exciting and innovative work. Entitled, “Bloom”, his next exhibition is the culmination of the last 12 months of work, photographing flora across the seasons. All are exotic flora, some back lit by natural sunlight, creating a translucent effect. The investment of a large format printer, capable of printing images on to canvas and fine art papers has given a new dimension to his work, and a brand new approach. Peter, and his wife, Kylie now produce everything in-house, in their inner-west studio warehouse (Sydney, Australia), from concept, photography and finished artwork through to the actual printing of the images themselves.