Mick Richards Above and Below

This beautifully illustrated catalogue documents the career of photographer, Mick Richards. With essays by Djon Mundine, Stephen Hobson, Dai Smith, Lydia Miller, Erin McFadyen, Michael Aird and Warraba Weatherall. The book includes over 200 photographs, selected by from more than half a million film and digital images from 1984 to 2021. Mick’s remarkable social documentary photography has taken him to Asia, South America, the Pacific and Europe. His photographs expose social codes, rituals and traditions. They reveal community leadership and resilience; unspoken power by exposing colonial realities and dysfunction; they highlight social-cultural acceptances on sports grounds, in clubs, theatres and galleries, they cover the field.

Contributors: Warraba Weatherall and Kon Gouriotis 


Essays by Dai Smith, Djon Mundine, Erin McFadyen, Lydia Miller, Michael Aird, Stephen Hobson and Warraba Weatherall


Essays, Cardcover, 272pp, ISBN 978-0-6454606-05

Published by Keeaira Press, First edition 2022

"Richard's remarkable social documentary photography has taken him to Asia, South America, the Pacific and Europe. His photographs expose social codes, rituals, and traditions. They reveal community leadership and resilience; unspoken power by exposing colonial realities and dysfunction; they highlight social-cultural acceptance on sports grounds, in clubs, theatres and galleries. They cover the field." - Back cover