Richard Mitchell has been an amateur landscape and nature photographer since acquiring his first Kodak Brownie camera at 8 years old.  Cameras (and Richard) have changed a bit since then!

Richard is a professional biologist, working as a professional in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry since 1983, and has numerous hobbies and passions including photography, hiking, camping, canoeing, woodworking, and calligraphy.  Richard lives Woodinville, Washington with his wife (a veterinarian), 3 sons, 2 dogs and 2 cats.  Richard and his family enjoy camping and hiking in the great Northwest. 

Since 2003, Richard has been shooting almost exclusively in digital format, initially with a Canon 10D digital SLR camera (6.3 megapixel), and more recently with a Canon 5D, an excellent 12.8 megapixel professional digital SLR.  Richard uses a variety of low-dispersion optics (Canon “L” lenses) and other specialized lenses like the Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens.  After acquiring a top-quality Epson 7600 wide-format (24”) printer in 2004, Richard received numerous requests to purchase his photos, which led him to establish Touching Light Photography in early 2005.  Richard has attended workshops and lectures by John Shaw, Robert Glenn Ketchum, Joe Englander, and Art Wolfe.  Most recently, Richard has expanded his repertoire to offer full studio photography services, at his studio, or on location.  In addition, Richard provides architectural photography and photography for retail businesses.

In addition to selling his photos locally, and internationally, Richard has donated numerous prints to local school auctions to help raise funds necessary to enrich the lives of our school-age children.  Richard intends his www.touchinglightphotography.com website to become a resource for elementary school children, and so he his prints are free for children under age 18 to use in printed form for school projects.