Philip Richard

Philip was born in a small town in south-east France, bathed in the light of Provence, and now lives in Aix-en-Provence. He has always been fascinated by the universe and colours, and has pursued his passions in two different directions in life. One was scientific, in search of the secrets of lightning and thunderstorms, which took him to the world's most heavily struck regions: Africa, Asia and the Americas, where he lived for several years in the American West. The other is artistic, as a nature photographer, where he combines his two sensibilities in a hyper-realistic photographic approach in search of authenticity, realism and impact.

Philip has realised from his many travels and encounters that, despite the diversity of cultures, there are universally shared impressions when when faced with the spectacle of our universe. These are fundamental feelings about the mysteries and forces of nature that he wants to revive. His images are often conceptualised long in advance, right up to the moment when the natural elements come together - the location, the moment, the light - to create ‘the right impression’, and rediscover the visual and mental impact felt when contemplating our Mother Earth and Universe wonders.