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About Rich and Jingru
Richard Bailey and Jingru Luo are not only life partners but also an award-winning team of photographers whose work has been showcased in exhibitions worldwide. Splitting their time between New York and Las Vegas, their passion for storytelling through the lens allows them to capture moments that leave a lasting impression.
In addition to their photographic pursuits, they are avid gardeners. The gardens they cultivate at their home in the Mid-Hudson Valley, New York reflect their creativity and dedication, blending a love for nature with their artistic vision. Their internationally recognized talents and fresh perspectives distinguish them in the realm of photography, where every image tells a story, and each bloom mirrors nature's beauty.
Richard Bailey
Richard Bailey, EPSA, AFIAP is an international judge for PSA photography contests. Richard was listed in the PSA Who's Who in Photography Nature Division Projected Top Exhibitors Box in both 2020 and 2022. On January 1, 2022, he received special recognition for ranking 7th in the world in the Nature Division - Projected Images category in the 2020 "Who's Who in Photography."
On February 1, 2024, his image of polar bears in the Canadian tundra was accepted into PSA's Projected Images Collection.
Richard recently achieved a remarkable milestone by being selected as one of the top prestigious finalists in the CEWE Photo Award 2023, the world’s largest photo competition, which saw over half a million entries from 147 countries. This global recognition not only highlights the powerful impact of Richard's work but also aligns with a noble cause, as the event raised over 50,000 euros for SOS Children's Villages worldwide.
In September 2024, from 630 eligible PSA Gold Medal images from 44 countries, Richard was awarded the 2023 PSA Silver Photojournalism Image of the Year Award.
Jingru Luo
Jingru Luo, MPSA2, EFIAP/b was a renowned senior textile designer in China with 25 years of experience, and she has over 20 years of design experience in the United States. Her artistic foundation is vividly reflected in her breathtaking photographic works. She is also an international photography judge, holding the MPSA2 title from the PSA in the United States and the EFIAP-B title in Europe.
She has won over 290 gold medals in international PSA exhibitions around the world. She was listed in the PSA Who's Who in Photography - Nature Division in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022. In 2018, she was recognized as one of the "Top Ten Global Chinese Photographers - Animal Category." In 2019, she won the "Top Ten Global Chinese
Photographers - Comprehensive Category" gold award and the "Golden Horse Award for Photographic Art." In 2020, she received the "Golden Bauhinia Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Hong Kong Photography Association.
In 2011 and 2012, she traveled to the Arctic twice to photograph polar bears. In November 2019, she went to Antarctica as a senior explorer aboard the HMS “Sea Spirit." In February 2022, she was one of the first American photographers to go to Wapusk National Park in Canada to photograph bear cubs with their mothers. In February 2023, she traveled to the Lofoten Islands in Norway to photograph the Northern Lights and then went to Morocco to capture the Sahara Desert.
Over the past decade, she has traveled the world, capturing outstanding works with her unique vision and exhibiting them in India, the United States, China, and many other countries. Jingru Luo also loves gardening, cultivating over 100 different types of flowers at home, and enjoys a life filled with the sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
In April 2024 two of her images were selected by the College of Southern Nevada to be displayed at the Media Test Awards.