Richard Sidey is a digital media designer and professional photographer from the South Island of New Zealand. He specialises in time lapse and time based media, antarctic landscape and wildlife photography and experimental short films. His time lapse short film Aeon, a project completed at Massey University in Wellington, has won several awards internationally, including 'best short film' at the Documentary New Zealand Film Festival in 2005.

Richard recently returned from a voyage with Silversea Expeditions, travelling past the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. His travel blog has a few photos: Sich on Ice. Meanwhile, his next adventure departs late July for several months work in the Arctic aboard the Prince Albert II. Follow Richard's Travel Photography Blog for more details.

Latest News!
Richard has recently released his first book 'Intrepid Pixels', containing a portfolio of images from around the globe. He is also now selling High Quality Canvas Prints!

Recent News on RichardSidey.com
24.07.09 Svalbard to Antarctica via ship, depart July 24th. blog here
14.01.09 I'm back to Antartica on Feb 9th, view my blog here...
08.11.08 Aeon will screen at the 'Time is Love' exhibition in Paris
03.05.08 Aeon screens at 'Documente Videolab' in Portugal
19.02.08 Edited the Fernie Film Festival trailer 2008.
09.02.08 Completed 'The Best It's Ever Been' by Brian Rein Morris
04.11.07 Aeon wins 'Best Student Film' at ACFF festival, West Virginia

Aeon appreciates the support of Spirit of Baraka. This page was made with the odd bit of help from Jonathan Stening - Web Design New Zealand. Helen O'Leary drew all the choice pictures. Richard supports and donates his photos to Booking New Zealand.