When asked why he practiced Zen (Photography), his response was, “So I will see the tiny purple flowers by the side of the road as I walk to town each day.
With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be walking on earth, grateful to belong with each other and to all of creation. We can find our true refuge in every moment, in every breath."
2021 Photographer of the Year - Louisiana Photographic Society Advanced Division. Rick LeCompte is man with a wandering wondering eye. From working on the railroad as a Conductor, overseeing 8 Radio Stations, to decades in Sales Management, and ethics training, an international scuba diver, one thing has been a consistent theme. Curiosity. Rick shoots for 'Opera Louisiane', the Baton Rouge Symphony, the LSU Museum of Art. Starting in 2015 Rick got involved in movies and has had speaking parts in films by Ethan Hawke, Sanderson Farms, and the 10 week special event on USA Network 's The Purge (co-star listing) and more. His personal art strives to be understood without words. Last year life long dream, sang in an opera. A result of shooting the feeling stronger than the object. A lifelong die hard Sony fan
