Richard Harrington: Canadian Photographer

"During his 40 years of globe-circling picture-taking, Canadian photographer, Richard Harrington's work has been published in several major magazines, as well as in 24 books. Harrington was always prepared to endure hardships to get significant photographs and frequently lived with his subjects in mostly less-than-luxurious accommodations. This sometimes meant wearing heavy layers of caribou fur and stowing his cameras next to his body to keep them from freezing. Often, with some of the people of the far north, or in the remote tropics, he became life-long friends and returned many times to live and eat in friendship, fully embracing their cultural lifestyle. He often chronicled lifestyles and cultural celebrations that no longer exist.

Harrington was enamored of the unusual travel venue, signing up with mini-trek companies long before it became a fashionable travel vogue. He made 6 crossings of the Sahara Desert. He also made many trips to the Antarctic, taking enough photographs to fill a remarkable book of this area. You will enjoy the captions and mini-stories of Harrington's travel adventures."

Publication of this book was delayed due to the death of the publisher.