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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. 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 Eastern Canada, Steven took his first photograph at the
age of 12, over 37 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 , 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 two decades 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.
Steve has just released his book Cloud Busting ( which is available on his site and through
the normal online bookstores such as www.amazon.com/Cloud-Busting-Steve-Richard/
dp/1934491276) and he is currently working on a new dance series called the Dark Ballet,
targeting a book release early 2012.
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