Richard Wong - SEO | Family | Diversity in Landscape Photography

<p>Welcome to episode 209 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen!</p> <p>This week I was joined by a photographer living in the Bay Area in California - <a href='https://www.rwongphoto.com/'>Richard Wong</a>.</p> <p>Richard has been a prolific landscape photographer for over 20 years and has seen the industry shift significantly over that time. He also happens to be an expert in search engine optimization.</p> <p>Richard began his journey in the film days and his approaches to photographer have mostly remained true to that approach in the digital age. </p> <p>In this episode, Richard and I discuss some fairly heavy and controversial topics, including:</p> <ul><li>Search Engine Optimization and marketing of landscape photography.</li> <li>Richard's capture process.</li> <li>Balancing home life and photography.</li> <li>Negativity on social media and how to deal with it.</li> <li>Diversity in landscape photography.</li> <li>And lots more!</li> </ul> <p>Over on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a> this week, Richard and I tackle the uncomfortable topic of plagiarism in landscape photography.</p> <p>Be sure to scroll down to see all of Richard's amazing photographs! His bio photo courtesy of Christopher Michel.</p> <p>Here's who Richard recommended for the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.wildnatureimages.com/'>Ron Niebrougge</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.terragalleria.com/'>QT Luong</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://aaronchang.com/'>Aaron Chang</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://brandonhill.photos/'>Brandon Hill</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://andrewprokos.com/'>Andrew Prokos.</a></li> </ul> <p>Other items mentioned on the show:</p> <p>1. Richard's <a href='https://www.fineartphotographyprints.com/'>Fine Art Prints</a> website.</p> <p>2. <a href='https://forms.gle/6ZrSkHkcPpWAbY13A'>Exclusive 1:1</a> Experiences with Matt Payne.</p> <p>3. <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_ceiling'>The Bamboo Ceiling</a>.</p> <p>4. <a href='