BIO

Barbara D Richards describes herself as a self-taught photographer who has spent years perfecting her technique. Her first love is landscape photography and she has recently expanded her interests to human subjects and computer photo enhancement. “All pictures are my original photographs. I then use the computer like an artist uses a brush, to create unique photo art .”

A Utah native, Barbara first became interested in photography while living in the San Juan Islands in Washington State . She was inspired by the beauty she saw everywhere around her and found a passion for capturing on film what she sees. Soon after venturing into the world of photography, her work met with acclaim and she realized there was an audience for her compositions.

As a full-time photographer, Barbara has continued to impress viewers and critics with her work, which has earned many awards. Brigham Young University 's Monte L. Bean Museum of Natural History presented her several awards for her landscape photography. She is also proud of receiving the top award for two consecutive years from the Arizona Camera Club Council as well as her two first place awards in a worldwide competition from the highly acclaimed New York Institute of Photography. She has been published in the International Library of Photography, “ America at the Millennium ” edition and Photographers Forum Magazine. She is particularly proud of her major contribution to the beautiful new book “The Wasatch Mountains , Utah ” as well as the newest book “ Southeastern Arizona ”. She is currently published in the “ Utah 2004 Accommodations and Vacation Guide” magazine used by the Utah Travel Council and she will have the cover of the “Murray-Midvale Yellow Pages” phone directory for 2005. She has shown her work in the “Gallery 47” Gallery in London , England as well as galleries in New York City , Washington D.C. , New Mexico , Texas , Hollywood , California , Tucson , Arizona and regularly in many Utah Galleries. These contributions have elevated her stature in the artistic community requiring much more of her talents in judging and exhibitions.