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Steve Richard
Steve Richard has been plying his trade in the mysterious photographic arts for well over a
quarter of a century. Steve is both a stills photographer and a cinematographer, thus bringing
an unerring sense of style and composition to all of his work. Whether it is commercial, corporate,
or fine art work, Steve’s visuals capture the imagination, challenge preconceptions, and
merge a classical ethos with urban grit and 21st Century techno-savvy.
Born and raised in a small town in Canada, Steven took his first photograph at the age of 12,
over 40 years ago. Much of the early years were spent developing his craft while working in
the various commercial facets of the photography trade. During this time he developed a
significant love hate relationship with photography, and actually gave up shooting a number
of times. During these down times he has worked as full time musician touring across
Canada, a recording studio engineer, a fiber optic network designer, a teacher at Dalhousie
University, a cinematographer shooting music videos and short films, and has developed the
necessary skills to produce a fine bowl of Tom Ka Guy soup. His passion for photography
developed into a full obsession about 20 years ago when he decided to only shoot the subjects
that would interpret his view of the world. For the most part this meant a combination of
humor and beauty mixed with the dark side of life. He now spends most of his fine art focus
on dance and bodies in motion.
On the professional side Steve continues to shoot musicians, dancers, creative advertising and
anything beautiful and dark. He currently resides in Halifax Nova Scotia with his wife and
two children.
steverichard.com
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