Richard Sharum is an editorial and documentary photographer based in the Finger Lakes area of Upstate New York. Mainly focusing on socio-economic or social justice dilemmas concerning the human condition, his work has been regarded as in-depth, up-close and personal.

Richard’s work has been added to the permanent collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, The Amon Carter Museum, the Hirsch Library, and the Witliff Center for Documentary Studies, as well as others. Selected exhibitions have occurred in Kyoto, Japan, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Reggio Emilia, Italy, New York, Boston, Chicago and Dallas. His commissions include those by The Meadows Foundation, Centers for Community Cooperation, Harvard Law School, Student Conservation Association, Children’s Medical Center (Oncology), Children’s Cancer Fund.

Richard’s publications include those by LFI (Leica International), British Journal of Photography, LensCulture, The Atlantic, Texas Monthly, Publico (Portugal), El Pais (Spain), Observer (UK), The New York Times Lens Blog, B+W Photo Magazine, Huck Magazine, Glasstire, PATRON, Creative Review, among others.

Recent Appearances include: A Photographic Life Podcast with Grant Scott, ATO/Bridging the Divide Podcast, and an essay on “Truth in Photography” for their Winter 2023 issue. Richard Sharum is represented by The Hulett Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma.