Richard Seymour (photographer)
Richard Seymour is a UK-based commercial and advertising
Early life
Seymour undertook an
Seymour relocated from Dubai to the
Practice
Seymour is known for his CGI and advanced composite work.[1] Seymour's camera of choice is the Leica S, which he first used to document the Virgin Galactic Space Programme.[1]
Career and awards
Seymour has won several awards, including Best Commissioned Advertising in the 2012[2][3][4] AOP Awards for his photo for SMMT taken inside the Bentley factory at Crewe,[5] and non-Commissioned Environment at the AOP awards in 2015 for a photograph of the VW Autostadt Car Towers and in the IPA One Shot Awards in New York for Porche Type 64 Ice Race.[6][7]
In 2013 Seymour was a judge for the AOP Open Awards[8] and has participated as a speaker at numerous photographic events including Photokina on behalf of Leica in 2012[9] and the AOP[10] Seminar series in 2014.[11]
Seymour has worked closely with Leica since 2012 as a Leica brand Ambassador[12][13][14][15][16] 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.[17]
The 2017 short “The making of a masterpiece“ depicting the manufacturing of the iconic Leica M10 went viral with over half a million plays.[18]
Seymour is a non-executive board member of the Association of Photographers.[19]
References
- ^ a b c d e Harper, Grace. "Richard Seymour: Pushing the Boundaires". Absolute Photo. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Richard Seymour". ND Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Richard Seymour wins in the UK's premier photographic awards ceremony". ImageBrief Blog. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "AOP Award Winners Announced". www.imagesource.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Panait, Anita. "Richard Seymour's Bentley plant shot wins 2012 AOP Award in London". 4WheelsNews.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Antonia (9 October 2015). "AOP Photography Awards 2015 - the winners - Creative Review". Creative Review. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Richard Seymour's AOP Victory". The Dots. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Ltd, Magazine Publishing. "2013 AOP Photographers And Open Awards Judges Announced". ePHOTOzine. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Richard Seymour on Photocrowd". www.photocrowd.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "The AOP Awards Ceremony". www.directphotographic.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Murphy, Kara. "Slideshow: Winners of IPA's One-Shot 'MOVEMENT' competition". DPReview. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Leica at The Photography Show | PhotographyBLOG". photographyblog. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Richard Seymour: Taking To New Heights With The Leica S". The Leica Camera Blog. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Richard Seymour: At the Leitz-Park with a Leica S (Typ 007)". The Leica Camera Blog. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Richard Seymour: Photographing Leitz-Park with the Leica S". Leica Camera Vimeo. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Richard Seymour on Photocrowd". www.photocrowd.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Leica 'Through The Lens' Christmas Pop Up". ePHOTOzine. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ CADE, DL (18 November 2019). "Beautiful Behind the Scenes Film Shows the Making of the Leica M10". petapixel.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "The Board". www.the-aop.org.
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