About Richard

With over 7500 publishing credits since 1998, Richard Bernabe has become one of the top outdoor photographers in the southeastern United States. His images have been licensed to magazines, advertising campaigns, calendars, and several books, including his own, South Carolina Wonder and Light published by Mountain Trail Press in 2006. A partial list of clients includes:

American Angler, Backpacker , Blue Ridge Country, Costa Del Mar, Duke Power Corporation, Dunlop Sports, Fly Fisherman Magazine, The Orvis Corporation, Outside, Outdoor Life, Patagonia, ROAM, Rock and Ice, South Carolina Magazine, South Carolina Wildlife, Tennessee Wildlife, Trail Runner Magazine, Trout Unlimited, Wildlife in North Carolina.

Richard is also a writer, teacher, and adventure traveler. He pens several monthly columns on outdoor and adventure topics, including South Carolina Magazine's "South Carolina Adventurer". He conducts dozens of hands-on photography workshops each year as well as occasional classroom study programs at select local colleges and schools, such as the University of North Carolina at Asheville, John C. Campbell Folk School, and the West End Darkroom in Greenville, South Carolina.

The recipient of the 2005 National Trout Unlimited Conservation Award in Communications in the field of photography for his contributions to coldwater conservation and watershed protection, Richard also uses his photography to bring public awareness to the environment and the detrimental impact humanity often inflicts upon it.

In 2007, Richard successfully crossed the state of South Carolina in an open canoe to help raise awareness of the environmental and historical significance of the South Carolina places not accessable by roads and highways. The 21-day, 270-mile expedition was filmed for South Carolina Educational Television and was followed real-time by hundreds of viewers online via SCETV's Riverventure Journal.

Richard is currently working on book projects, major writing pieces, gallery exhibits, and digital photography workshops for the general public. He also currently serves as editor-in-chief for Nature Photographers Online Magazine.