Pete Paterson

Commercial Photographer

Sometimes Pete Paterson wants to talk first about his philosophy of life, to which he has given the name, Goodism and, withal, considers himself a Goodist.

Taking photographs of authors and other famous people began in Mr. Paterson’s life in 1968.

Before that, “My dad was a doctor. So, there was a lot pressure on me to be a doctor. I went to university and did engineering for a year. Then, I went into dentistry but, after two years, I was looking down somebody’s mouth and I thought, ‘this is a big mistake!’”

What was natural for him was taking pictures.