Originating from existential enquiry, he seeks to "make visible", Peter Finnemore is noted for his long-term photo art projects on the human condition, generational memory, home, nature, culture, history and post-industrial landscapes.

His working practises combines a fluid exchange between the language of photography and fine art sensibilities. These artworks are manifested as photographs (analogue & digital), video art, installations, artists books, text art, performance and assemblages on canvas.

A graduate from the Glasgow School of Art, Finnemore represented Wales at the 1997 Venice Biennale. His artwork is in a number of public collections, including; Arts Council Collection, Princeton Museum of Art and Chrysler Art Centre. Recently he is included in the major international photographic book survey - Photography Today, Contemporary Photography since 1960.