Rick Albertson is a retired freelance documentary photographer. During the latter half of his career Rick photographed assignments in Asia, Africa, Central and North America for large non-profit organizations. Since retiring he has pursued creative personal projects including street photography in Baja Sur, Mexico, a solo motorcycle trip across America — documented in his book, There and Back. His coffee table book, Documentary Portraits: Retrospective, has recently been released, along with Columns: Media from Afar, and zines: Alone, I’m Still Here, Baja Portraits, Pueblo Mágica.

Rick is currently shooting photos and video interviews in Indiana for: Brown County Folks: a mingling of rustics and artists. Other books in progress include Wrightwood—a large format book of stunning black and white photos of the San Gabriel Mountains; Classic Cars—a collection of artistic images he captured over the years; I am…—a large format book of square portraits; and Branches and Pipe Dreams.

Perhaps Rick’s most meaningful book is Lost to Lewey: Nancy’s Nine Years sharing the intimate struggle his wife, Nancy, endured with this dreaded dementia. For more information click on the p r o j e c t s link below.

Rick lives in a modern home he designed with a magnificent view overlooking the Swarthout Valley, in which the community of Wrightwood lies hidden within the Angeles National Forest of the San Gabriel Mountains, 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles.