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Richard Thompson III
Represented by Brite Productions
- Los Angeles
- Tel: USA West: Kate Chase +1 415-337-1700
- Additional Phone: USA East & International: Matt Nycz +1 212-481-1720
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It was at age five that Richard found himself running a slide projector. His job was to advance the deck for his father, an outdoorsman and photographer who would regale the local mountaineering community with tales and imagery brought back from his adventures. Seeing nature through his father’s lens, Richard developed an eye for the vast and an understanding of scale.
As he grew, so did his love of cars & motorsport. These interests were engendered by family, who offered a look into that world — and he could take his camera there. Though speed and finesse are racing currency, Richard’s family and friends instilled in him the idea that these machines are best appreciated through a deep understanding of their inner workings. This belief distilled his vision, and his images began to bear the essence of his knowledge and respect for each car. Richard went on to hone his image-making skills at The Savannah College of Art and Design, and it was at a track just down the road where someone first asked, “can I pay you for those photos?”
Post-college years spent working on feature films extended Richard’s deep technical knowledge from the world of cars into the world of cameras. These skills became complementary, uniting production know-how with an innate appreciation for detail in order to get the most out of each shot. The result is a seamless integration which yields high-energy, atmospheric imagery.
From tracks and car events in the Southern US, work in automotive photography has led him around the world to create campaigns and social libraries for some of the world’s most recognizable automotive brands including Bentley, BMW, Chevrolet, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, and Pagani Automobili.
Richard currently resides downtown Los Angeles, though when not on the road you’ll frequently find him roving under the clear skies of Lake Tahoe, camera in tow, III.
Richard Thompson III: Latest magazines
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spotlight magazine May 2019 cars, transportation and landscape photography + motion
Los Angeles: Richard Thompson III
2018 was the most diverse year to date for Richard Thompson, shooting everything from luxury sedans for Audi to the Batmobile for Walmart’s 'Famous Cars' campaign.
Spring and summer saw road trips for Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar, time spent off-road with Land Rover, and the use of a very special "full spectrum" camera to capture the equally rare machines of Monterey Car Week.
Time in between was spent further exploring vibrant colour palettes and developing a new hologram painting technique to create them in-camera, culminating in a commission from Daimler's CASE research group to produce artwork for Mercedes-Benz's recently revealed EQ brand.
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showcase magazine Feb 2018 los angeles issue 683
Richard Thompson III Cars and Advertising Photographers
A whirlwind 2017 saw Richard Thompson III step firmly into the world of electric cars with work on the 2018 Mercedes-Benz calendar and EQ Concept, as well as reveal imagery for California-based manufacturer Faraday Future.
Back in the realm of combustion engines, Richard helped Chevrolet, Maserati, and Pagani craft reveal imagery for special editions. Summer was spent in his favourite place - the open road - creating social media libraries, including a first time brand collaboration for Adobe and Mercedes-Benz: a 1500-mile roadtrip through the American Southwest.
The icing on the cake? His personal project for the year, Pagani Universe, became the brand's official calendar for 2018.
Richard is represented by Brite Productions.
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