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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Snapshots of downtown Phoenix

This is downtown Phoenix, through the filter of Hipstamatic and the vision of the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau. This social media-inspired advertising campaign grew out of the idea that visitors will want to come to Phoenix, not because of a slick advertising campaign with paid models, but because their friends shared groovy pics of their trip on Facebook and Instagram.

So went out to recreate those types of snapshots, while showing off the kind of hip spots that only Phoenix locals know about.

The ads will run in various trade and consumer magazines and on billboards, while the social media campaign is just getting started. The Phoenix CVB is inviting Phoenix photographers to submit their "This is My Phoenix" photo via Facebook for a chance to win an invitation to attend a 3-day media tour with professional photographers.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Mongolia, pt. 2

I started my adventure in Mongolia in Karakorum, which is a 10-hour drive, on dirt roads, from the capital city, Ulaanbaatar. We spent two weeks living with a family of herders in a ger (similar to a yurt.) During this time, our group ventured out on horseback to get a closer look at the Mongolian steppes, as well as meet other herding families. The scenery was breathtaking, the food was bizarre and the horses...well, they were a little difficult. Let's just say, we spent a day catching them before we road them. I named my horse El Diablo and I'm thankful he didn't kill me.

Gers. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Sukbat. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Hov the Horseman. 2012. Orkhon Khürkhree, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Tour Bus. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Milking Yaks. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Curious Yaks. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Kids and livestock. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Land to graze. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Catching wild horses. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Tsendbaatar and sister Khatantuul. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Tsendbaatar herding. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Cooking goat and cleaning sheep. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Mongolian wrestling or Bökh. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Night and Day. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Guest bath. 2012. Karakorum, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Welcoming committee. 2012. Orkhon Khürkhree, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Western Mongolia, pt. 1

Mongolia. Where do I even start? My month spent in the land of Genghis Khan was unreal — horse trekking, milk drinking, meat eating and lots and lots of photo taking. The landscapes were unbelievable and the people were as hospitable as described in each travel book I read. I traveled to Mongolia with Rustic Pathways, the same group that sent me to Costa Rica last summer. Like last year, I was hired to help the company with images for marketing, as well as assist high school students as they traveled. This year I was also invited to lead an Advanced Photography Workshop with high school photographers. For this two-week workshop, we traveled to Western Mongolia to the Khovd Province, which is where most of the country's Kazakhs live.

During our stay, we're were lucky enough to catch a Naadam celebration taking place in the village where we were living. A Naadam is a festival of sport. It celebrates the country's long-time love of wrestling, horse racing and archery. Here are a few images from my time in Khovd Province.

Naadam Horse Race. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Naadam Celebration. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

A Dinner for Honored Guests. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Making Fleece. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Village Life. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Family Photos. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography.

Naadam Horse Race. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Village Life. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Naadam Horse Race. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Naadam. 2012. Khovd Province, Mongolia. ©Jill Richards Photography

Thursday, June 7, 2012

One man's junk...

On a road trip through Jerome, AZ, I was lucky enough to meet this old guy — Don Robertson, owner of The Gold King Mine. His place is museum of sorts. A collection of rusted machine parts, broke down cars, mining artifacts and a menagerie of friendly animals. He said in an interview with the Arizona Republic, "This was what I was meant to do. I was put on this Earth to save this beautiful old machinery. This is the stuff that America was built with. There's no reason for it to be tossed aside or forgotten."

Don Robertson, of Gold King Mine and Ghost Town. 2009. Jerome, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Olympian Archer

Brady Ellison is a country boy. He loves to hunt, drive big trucks and dote over his girlfriend. He's a good guy. He's also the world's top-ranked archer and has a good chance of winning gold. I photographed him for a profile in the June issue of Phoenix magazine.