A recipient of the 2011 United Nations' International Photographic Council's Leadership Award and a 2009 Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, He teaches photography at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers and is the Program Associate at Silver Eye Center for Photography. Richard was the Director of Photography for WQED Multimedia (2003-2007). A past president of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) currently serving on the board of directors.