p>Peter Slaternbsp;(born 1932) is annbsp;Australiannbsp;ornithologist,nbsp;wildlife artistnbsp;andnbsp;photographer./p> p>Slater grew up innbsp;Western Australianbsp;and moved tonbsp;North Queenslandnbsp;in 1966. He began photographing birds from an early age, has won numerous awards in international exhibitions, and was made annbsp;i>Artiste/i>nbsp;of thenbsp;i>Feacute;deacute;ration Internationale de l'Art Photographique/i>nbsp;in 1964. He has produced severalnbsp;natural historynbsp;books andnbsp;field guides, often in collaboration with his wife Pat or his son Raoul./p>
