Peter George Bush CNZM QSM (16 October 1930 – 16 December 2023) was a New Zealand photographer and photojournalist, best known as the country's leading sports photographer. He also served as a war correspondent, and was the long-serving vice president of the National Press Club.
Peter Bush | |
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.jpg) Bush in 2011 | |
| Born | Peter George Bush 16 October 1930 |
| Died | 16 December 2023 (aged 93) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Relatives | Ronald Bush (uncle) |
| Website | peterbushphotography |
Life edit
Born on 16 October 1930, Bush was educated at Marist High School, Greymouth[1] and Sacred Heart College, Auckland.[2] His sports journalism career began in 1949, when he photographed his first rugby union test match for The New Zealand Herald. Since then he has photographed most All Black matches in a career that has spanned over 60 years. A major exhibition of his sixty-year career of rugby photographs, "Hard on the heels", toured thirteen centres in New Zealand in 2010–11.[3]
In the 1991 New Year Honours, Bush was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.[4] In the 2011 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to photography.[5] He lived in and worked from Island Bay in Wellington.
Peter Bush was a nephew of 1931 All Black Ronald Bush.[6] He died in Wellington on 16 December 2023, at the age of 93.[7]
Biography edit
- A Life in Focus, by Paul Thomas and Peter Bush, (2009, Hodder Moa) ISBN 978-1-86971-064-4
References edit
- ^ Nicholas Boyack, "'Bushy' a legendary and beloved raconteur, tramper, photojournalist and Hurricanes fan", The Post, 3 February 2024, p. B14
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 86. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "All Blacks feature in major photo exhibition Archived 25 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine", newzealand.com, 6 May 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "No. 52383". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1990. p. 31.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2011". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Ronald Bush at AllBlacks.com
- ^ "Photographer Peter Bush dies aged 93". RNZ News. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
External links edit
- Stace, Lee (2010) "Have camera, will travel — life of our top rugby photographer". newswire.co.nz, 27 May 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- Romanos, Joseph (2009) "The Wellingtonian Interview: Peter Bush" The Dominion Post, 4 April 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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