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Owen Richards

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Photographer. Based in Sheffield.
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An early morning ride on East Sands beach, St Andrew's

I was up at dawn to capture the morning light on the golf course before the first players came through. As I parked up this was the scene that greeted me.

What a way to start the day, East coast sunrises are always incredible by @owenrichards

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7 days ago

Teeing Off in the Birthplace of Golf

More images from St Andrew's Links

There is something about the light on the east coast that is truly special

1. First light at hole 15 'Steel's Gem' on the Jubilee Course

2. Players on the green of hole 17 of the Old Course at St Andrew's

3. Photo opportunities on the famous 'Swilcan Bridge' on hole 18 of the Old Course

4. The face of Old Tom Morris - The Grand Old Man of Golf

5. Visitors looking at the grave of Old Tom Morris, regarded as the first professional Golfer

6. Golfers with traditional socks worn by R & A members walk towards the R & A clubhouse

7. The ruins of St Andrew's Cathedral and St Rule's Tower

8. The view of the top of St Rule's Tower through the ruins of St Andrew's Cathedral

9. Tourists take photographs in front of St Andrew's Castle

10. The 'Bottle Dungeon' in St Andrew's Castle by @owenrichards

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8 days ago

Teeing Off in the Birthplace of Golf

I spent a lovely albeit windy few days exploring St Andrew's in Scotland for @nytimes @nytimestravel

There is something about the light on the east coast that is truly special

1. An early morning round on the Jubilee Course
2. The Old Course Hotel
3. The Himalayas Putting Green
4. Paul 'Apples' Appleton, a local caddie
5. Teeing off on the St Andrew's Links
6. The East Sands beach
7. The tidal pool at Castle Sands
8. A lost golf ball in the rough by @owenrichards

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9 days ago

Punk is a Prism, 2014.

Photographs from a series exhibited Matsumoto, Japan at Parades Gallery. I have written about it in my recent substack (see bio and story for link)

1. Trashkit, Holy Trinity Church, London
2. Front row at the Macbeth, London
3. La La Vasquez, London
4. Collette from Frau, London
5. Exhibition at Parades Gallery, Matsumoto
6. Matsumoto
7. Parades Gallery on Opening Night, Matsumoto by @owenrichards

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14 days ago

Sunset over Grimsby docks, June 2026

Easily the best sunset of the year so far. Shot whilst attending the @humberlands Photography festival opening night back in June by @owenrichards

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15 days ago

The in between of the everyday

More snaps from summer adventures by @owenrichards

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16 days ago

The in between of the everyday

Some personal observations of summer trips by @owenrichards

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17 days ago

Samples of a compound that C3 Biotech produces from food waste can be used to make thousands of products including toys. Shot in their laboratory in Stockport, UK

Shot for the business section of the @nytimes

thanks Renee Melides at NYT by @owenrichards

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17 days ago

Political life has never moved faster. I shot these images in during the run up to the Makerfield by-election in mid June 2026. Less than 5 weeks later Andy Burnham was prime minister. Shot for an article in @societyofficiel by @thomas.andrei entitled 'King of the North' by @owenrichards

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19 days ago

Some outtakes whilst exploring the Holy Trinity church in Slad. by @owenrichards

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20 days ago

Daniel Chadwick - Sculptor and owner of the Woolpack Inn in Slad, Gloucestershire.

Shot for @nytimestravel by @owenrichards

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21 days ago

Views from the Laurie Lee walk, Slad near Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2026

I would love to return and do the whole of this walking trail finishing at the Woolpack Inn. Hopefully when the landscape is a little less scorched.

Shot for @nytimes by @owenrichards

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