Richard Wiesel's 26 year career in the film and television industry as Marketing Director at Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures home entertainment, saw him lead an Australian marketing team to establish the premium movie channels on FOXTEL.
Entrepreneurial at heart, he also imported Voss artesian bottled water to Australia and launched the first entertainment product placement agency in Australia and Singapore.
A natural storyteller with a keen eye, Richard began exploring his love of the medium of photography and its ability to inspire people, start conversations and encourage them to think about what they see.
Hist first exhibition - Objects From The Concentration Camps continues to receive world wide recognition with exhibits being held in Russia, Germany, France, South Africa, Australia and USA to date.
His work focuses on the nature of resilience in the face of trauma and the breadth of the human spirit. A subject matter he is developing further in his current photography project - Living 9/11: An Exploration of Trauma And Resilience which features 911 survivors and their families.