Richard Stringer (born 1936) is an Australian architectural photographer. He has made a significant contribution to the art and architectural photography of

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. Stringer's archive was acquired by the

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because the collection documents the history of Queensland's architectural practices.

Biography

Stringer was born in

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in 1936. His initial interest in photography began during this time as an architectural student. He moved to

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, Queensland in 1963 where he was employed by the

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working with architect James Birrell. He married his wife Marguerite in 1966 and in 1967 began his photographic practice, working to document historic and modern buildings. Through his work he has made a significant contribution to the art and architectural photography of Queensland. He has documented the majority of exhibitions at Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art and in 1984, was made an honorary life member. In 2002, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, and he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Queensland in 2003. With more than fifty years of professional photography experience, well-known architectural photographer Richard Stringer has been widely recognised for his skill, ability, and coverage of many major urban and regional architectural features in Queensland. His photographs are held by the

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, the

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, the

, and many other cultural institutions and in private collections. In 2021 Stringer donated his personal archive (33218 Richard Stringer Architectural Photography Archive) to the State Library of Queensland. The collection contains photographic documentation of Queensland’s built heritage from 1967 to 2021. In addition to thousands of architectural photographs depicting homes and buildings, the archive also includes industry, paintings, gardens, natural landscape, portraits, graphics, sailing and architectural ruins from throughout Queensland. There are also business records, exhibition prints, transparencies, albums, proof sheets, family photographs and some 63,000 negatives.

References

External links

* Richard Stringe
Collections held by State Library of Queensland
* Richard Stringe
architectural photographer : digital story and oral history.

Richard Stringer: a gift of works. Queensland Gallery of Modern Art.

50 Years Richard Stringer Photography + Artist-Runs + IMA
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