Peter Hellekalek is a non-commercial photographer based in Salzburg, Austria. He obtained a Ph.D. and his habilitation in mathematics. His education as a photographer took place at Fotohof Salzburg and at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts Salzburg.
Among his teachers were Jutta Benzenberg, Kurt Kaindl, Valerie Jouve, Paolo Woods, Herman Seidl, Elisabeth Wörndl, and Tobias Zielony.