Richard Seymour (photographer)

Richard Seymour is a UK-based commercial and advertising photographer, specialising in automotive and aerospace photography, often using advanced composite and CGI.

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Early life

Richard Seymour undertook an RAF flying scholarship at the age of 17.[1] He studied Photography at the University of Westminster, and set up his first Studio in Dubai after graduating.[2]

Richard relocated from Dubai to the UK and worked as an assistant for five years to advertising photographers, including Bob Carlos Clarke, Hazel Digby, Ron Bambridge and Martin Vallis, before going on to establish his own commercial practice.[3]

Practice

Richard is known for his CGI and VR work.[4] Richard’s camera of choice is the Leica S, which he first used to document the Virgin Galactic Space Programme.[5]

Career and awards

Richard Seymour has won several awards, including Best Commissioned Advertising in the 2012[6][7][8] AOP Awards for his photo for SMMT taken inside the Bentley factory at Crewe,[9] and non-Commissioned Environment at the AOP awards in 2015 for a photograph of the VW Autostadt Car Towers.[10][11]

In 2013 Richard was a judge for the AOP Open Awards[12] and has participated as a speaker at numerous photographic events including Photokina on behalf of Leica in 2012[13] and the AOP Seminar series in 2014.[14]

Richard has worked closely with Leica since 2012 as a Leica brand Ambassador[15][16][17][18][19] for the Leica S System of cameras and lenses, and his work using this equipment has featured as a backdrop at their Burlington Arcade store in London.[20]

Richard is a non-executive board member of the Association Of Photographers.[21]

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References
  1. Harper, Grace. "Richard Seymour: Pushing the Boundaires". Absolute Photo.
  2. Harper, Grace. "Richard Seymour: Pushing the Boundaires". Absolute Photo.
  3. Harper, Grace. "Richard Seymour: Pushing the Boundaires". Absolute Photo.
  4. Harper, Grace. "Richard Seymour: Pushing the Boundaires". Absolute Photo.
  5. Harper, Grace. "Richard Seymour: Pushing the Boundaires". Absolute Photo.
  6. "Richard Seymour". ND Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  7. "Richard Seymour wins in the UK's premier photographic awards ceremony". ImageBrief Blog. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. "AOP Award Winners Announced". www.imagesource.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. Panait, Anita. "Richard Seymour's Bentley plant shot wins 2012 AOP Award in London". 4WheelsNews.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  10. Wilson, Antonia (9 October 2015). "AOP Photography Awards 2015 - the winners - Creative Review". Creative Review. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  11. "Richard Seymour's AOP Victory". The Dots. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  12. Ltd, Magazine Publishing. "2013 AOP Photographers And Open Awards Judges Announced". ePHOTOzine. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  13. "Richard Seymour on Photocrowd". www.photocrowd.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  14. "The AOP Awards Ceremony". www.directphotographic.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  15. "Leica at The Photography Show | PhotographyBLOG". photographyblog. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  16. "Richard Seymour: Taking To New Heights With The Leica S". The Leica Camera Blog. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  17. "Richard Seymour: At the Leitz-Park with a Leica S (Typ 007)". The Leica Camera Blog. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  18. "Richard Seymour: Photographing Leitz-Park with the Leica S". Leica Camera Vimeo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  19. "Richard Seymour on Photocrowd". www.photocrowd.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  20. "Leica 'Through The Lens' Christmas Pop Up". ePHOTOzine. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  21. "The Board". www.the-aop.org.


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