Richard Hay Jr.

Richard Hay Jr. is an American photographer whose work explores the relationship between people and the environments they create and inhabit. Drawing from his background in sociology, architecture, and design, he approaches photography as a way to understand the social landscape of everyday life rather than isolated moments.

Working across several decades and continents, Hay has developed a body of work that moves between analogue and digital processes, reflecting on themes of change, permanence, and memory. His photographs often focus on ordinary places and quiet human presence, looking for connections that emerge over time rather than immediate impact.

He studied photography and earned a Ph.D. in sociology at Northwestern University, and his work has been exhibited in institutions such as the Los Angeles Center of Photography and the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel. Hay lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. (Website, Instagram)