Lonely Planet's Guide to Travel Photography and Video

Richard received his first camera as a gift from his parents when he was 16 & has been infatuated with photography ever since. After studying photography, film & television for 2 years at Rusden State College in Melbourne, he worked in a camera store & minilab before going freelance in 1982.

His work is published worldwide in books, magazines, newspapers, brochures, calendars, posters, cards & websites. He has published numerous books: Chasing Rickshaws (1998) & Rice Trails (2004), both collaborations with Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler; Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Photography (2000, 2004, 2009 & 2012 editions); Urban Travel Photography (2006); Lonely Planet’s Best Ever Photography Tips (2013); & the large-format pictorials Australia: 42 Great Landscape Experiences (2006), Nepal: Kathmandu Valley, Chitwan, Annapurna, Mustang, Everest (2007) & India: Essential Encounters (2010).

Richard is a Master of Photography with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP), was judged top travel photographer in Capture Magazine’s 2007 Australia’s Top Photographers Awards & represents Canon Australia as a Canon Master Photographer. He was one of five photographers selected for the National Geographic Channel television series Tales by Light (screened in Australia & New Zealand in 2015). Also in 2015 he was appointed as the World Nomad’s Travel Photography Scholarship mentor.

Richard runs workshops teaching all aspects of travel photography for individuals & small groups & leads photography tours to Australian & international destinations. He is also much sought after as a speaker & judge for photography &