Richard Leonardi - a U.S. born and trained professional photographer based in Nicaragua - offers his services as a freelance photographer for photo assignments in Nicaragua, Central America and across Latin America. Leonardi's ample international experience, fluency in English and Spanish and clean documentary style make him an interesting locally-sourced option for NGO's, non-profits, government aid and other agencies; as well as international corporations and for editors of periodicals, magazines and books in need of photography in Nicaragua and Latin America. Leonardi also has a limited selection of Nicaragua stock photography. These archive or stock photos of Nicaragua are available for viewing upon request.

EDITORIAL & CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHY
Newspaper, magazine and book photo editors contract Richard as a photojournalist in Nicaragua. Leonardi welcomes news and feature photo assignments. Fully bilingual, Richard works well on his own or in combination with visiting journalists, shooting in vibrant Nikon D3 digital color and translating if need be. International corporations and universities have also utilized Leonardi to photograph local operations and/or visiting staff.

PHOTOGRAPHY for NON-PROFITS/NGO'S
Photography for NGO's, universities, non-profits and government agencies in Nicaragua and across Latin America interested in illustrating the human side of their project with quality, intimate people images. Leonardi is an ideal solution for international clients in need of photography in Latin American, sourcing a bilingual Nicaragua freelance photojournalist based in Nicaragua for projects in Nicaragua, Central America and South America.

Richard Leonardi's professional photography has been published in Europe, Latin America and the United States. Richard's documentary photography has been exhibited in the central gallery of the Museo Nacional de Nicaragua, where his work is held in permanent collection. A full-time resident of Nicaragua since 1996, Leonardi is also an internationally recognized expert on Nicaragua. He is the author of the definitive European-published guidebook Footprint Nicaragua and the landmark documentary photography book The Nicaraguans. Richard has been a contributer to numerous other books on Nicaragua, as well as authoring influential essays on Nicaragua's politics, culture, history and nature. He spends free time working on reforestation and wildlife conservation at his private nature park, the Lost Canyon Nature Reserve, www.Lost-Canyon.org

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