Los Angeles & Orange County Photographer: Richard Wong

Richard Wong has 60,000+ images in his files and that perfect image for your publication needs or art collection might just be available. In the event that the images aren't available, Richard can be contracted to shoot the pictures on editorial and commercial assignments for you.

Specialty areas of knowledge and expertise include:

- Marine wildlife and coastal ecosystems of the Pacific Coast                                    
- California environmental issues and history
- North American travel.



Marine Science: At one time, Richard was employed as a naturalist at a popular aquarium in San Francisco where he educated the general public, school children, and tourists about marine wildlife and the environmental issues concerning the San Francisco Bay Area and California Coast. Among the myths that he helped to dispel was that all sharks are man-eaters. That myth simply is not true. As a result, Richard is perfectly suited to be contracted by you for assignment photography and writing along the Pacific Coast due to his knowledge, experience and love for all things marine-related.



California Environmental Issues and History:  Richard could not have been a featured speaker for the Sierra Club and an aquarium naturalist without having strong convictions about environmental issues. He keeps up-to-date on California environmental issues both past and present, and has a keen knowledge of the state's history. Depending on the organization and assignment, Richard would consider Pro Bono assignments in addition to commercial work for publications. One of Richard's projects that hopes to acquire funding for is a documentary photography project involving his heritage in America. His great-great grandfather immigrated to the United States via San Francisco during the Railroad Building era in the 1800's, and Richard has always been fascinated by the stories that his grandparents have passed on through the years.


North American Travel: Richard has visited every region of the United States and the Canadian Rockies in his lifetime. Traveling is what Richard lives for. The majority of Richard's traveling has been done by car and on foot as he feels that one gets a more intimate view of his country's culture by road. As a young, healthy photographer who is equally as comfortable hiking five miles up a mountain in pouring rain to shoot pictures of waterfalls as he is blending into the party scene on Bourbon Street, Richard is available for editorial and commercial travel assignments both as a photographer and writer.

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