Peter van Stralen studied to become a graphic designer at the Academy of Arts in Arnhem, The Netherlands. During this study, his interest in photography was awakened.
Since then he has been working as an autonomous artist/photographer, whose noncommercial activities have mainly been focused on staged black-and-white photography.
Apart from this, he is also active as a photographer in the field of art and culture in general.
His photographs have been published and exhibited many times and in many different
countries, from the famous Leica Gallery in Germany to the 25CPW Gallery in New York.
In March 2001, Umschau-Braus Verlag in Frankfurt, Germany, published his photo book
‘FIGUREN’ (ISBN: 3-8295-6832-0) and in October 2014 he published his second book 'ODD BODIES'
He likes to call himself a ‘two-dimensional sculptor’ who prefers to work with female dancers, since they are able to combine power with grace in a very natural way.
His style is strongly influenced by his background as a graphic designer.
He can be described as a minimalist.
