About Richard

I am based in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and have been a photographer for over thirty years. My work today is primarily focused on sports, where timing, anticipation, and an understanding of the game come together to create images that go beyond a single moment.

Before becoming a full-time photographer in 2017, I spent my professional career as a scientist and educator. I earned four college degrees including a Ph.D. in a physical science discipline, worked for over two decades at NASA, and later served as a professor at East Carolina University. My work centered on light and remote sensing—an experience that continues to shape how I see and work with light in photography today.

That background influences my approach in ways that are not always obvious, but always present. I am methodical in how I work, attentive to detail, and deliberate in capturing moments as they unfold. In sports photography, where everything happens quickly and unpredictably, my knowledge of the game and that mindset allows me to anticipate rather than react.

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to photograph athletes at every level, including serving as the official photographer for national events such as the NCBA and NCSA World Series. Those experiences have reinforced what drew me to photography in the first place—the challenge of capturing something real, something fleeting, and something meaningful.

A photograph should do more than show what happened. It should reflect what it felt like in that moment. In sports, those moments are brief and often gone before anyone realizes their significance. My goal is to preserve them in a way that allows them to be experienced again, long after the game is over.