Jim Richardson (jimrichardsonng)
If you’re looking for travel inspiration or just bored while waiting in line at Starbucks, then check out Jim Richardson’s Instagram feed. Jim is a photographer for National Geographic and a contributing editor for its sister publication, National Geographic Traveler. Richardson lives in Lindsborg, Kansas, and has photographed more than 30 stories for National Geographic around the world. He’s photographed everywhere from the tops of volcanic peaks to below the surface of swamps and wetlands.
In addition to his color photography, Richardson has built a distinguished body of black-and-white documentary work about rural Kansas life. His audiovisual presentation, “Reflections From a Wide Spot in the Road,” has toured internationally. A 22-page story about his 30 years of photographing life in the north-central Kansas town of Cuba, population 230, was published in National Geographic and been featured twice by CBS News Sunday Morning.
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