Richard I’Anson
Richard I’Anson is a documentary travel photographer, who has built a career on his twin passions for travel and photography. Over the past 39 years he has travelled the world, amassing a substantial and compelling collection of images of people, places and wildlife on all seven continents. His images are published worldwide in books, magazines, newspapers, brochures, calendars, cards and websites.
Richard was one of five photographers featured in the first series of the National Geographic Channel television series Tales by Light (now showing on Netflix).
Richard is a Master of Photography awarded by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP), an Ambassador for the Australian Himalayan Foundation and represents Canon Australia as a Canon Master Photographer.
Richard’s images provide an insight into the world at large in all its diversity, adding something new to our understanding of a place and the people who live there. He portrays familiar places in unique ways, reveals lesser-known places with equal import, captures the spirit of the people with dignity and encapsulates unique moments in time that surprise, inform and intrigue viewers.
His work provides a positive counterpoint to the incessant reporting and news footage that focuses on the negative side of people and places and inspires in others a desire to see the world for themselves, and to take their own photographs along the way.
Richard runs workshops teaching all aspects of travel photography for individuals and small groups and leads photography tours to Australian and international destinations. He is also much sought after as a speaker & judge for photography and travel industry events and competitions.
His photography is represented by Getty Images and AWL Images. When he’s not on the road he lives in Sydney, Australia
Selected Books
Way Down South: Antarctica, South Georgia, South Shetland & Falkland Islands, 2025
Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Photography, Lonely Planet, 5th edition, 2016
India: essential encounters, Lonely Planet, 2010
Nepal: Kathmandu Valley, Chitwan, Annapurna, Mustang, Everest, Lonely Planet, 2007
Australia: 42 Great Landscape Experiences, Lonely Planet, 2006
Urban Travel Photography: A Guide to Taking Better Pictures, Lonely Planet, 2006
Rice Trails: A Journey through the Ricelands of Asia & Australia, Lonely Planet, 2004
Travel Photography: A Guide to Taking Better Pictures, Lonely Planet, 2000
Chasing Rickshaws, Lonely Planet, 1997
