Richard Mark Taylor was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in 1976 and now lives and works in Dublin after moving to Ireland in 2002. He achieved a distinction on a BTEC foundation course in Art & Design and went on to gain a 2:1 Degree in Photography & video design. Richard was trained in the traditional methods of photography, Darkroom processing, hand printing and studio production but has embraced digital photography as his main creative output method. He is currently the business manager for a busy photographic retail outlet and photo Lab in Dublin and is working as a Freelance photographer available for hire for Weddings, Portraiture, PR Events, Fashion & Editorial commissions. Richard combines traditional methods of photography and digital technology in the creation of his own artwork.