Since 1990 Richard has appeared in numerous publications around the world, from Australia to the US, Mexico, Japan, China the UK, Italy & Sth Africa; Richard has done interviews to speak about what its been like to meet & have his photograph taken with well over two thousand celebrities.
In the past five years alone he has done close to two hundred radio interviews in Australia the US & the UK appeared on every top rating TV show in Australia & at the moment he is in the early stages of putting together a documentary about his life meeting celebrities.
Below is a small selection of print media that he has done over the years, and also the Kyle & Jackie O radio interview that he did in November 2007.
To request an interview please go to the contact page.
Pix Magazine June 12 1990
NW Magazine May 31 1999
The Sun Herald April 28 2002
New Idea Magazine Nov 2007
The Sun Herald - Front Cover Nov 4 2007
The Sun Herald - Extra Nov 4 2007
The Sun Herald Nov 4 2007
Wentworth Courier 30 January 2008
MX Newspaper September 18 2008
Autograph Magazine - USA - 2008
The Guardian - UK - 26 November 2011
Echo Liverpool - UK - 10 January 2012
Lens Magazine - China - March 2012
Marie Clare - South Africa - March 2012
STM Magazine March 2012
The Daily Mail - May 2014
Is this the world's most prolific celebrity fan?: Australian man who has posed with more than 2000 stars is hanging up his camera after 25 years
- Richard Simkpin started taking photos with international stars at 15 years of age
- He's brushed shoulders with Michael Jackson, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela and Michael Hutchence
- The 40-year-old called it quits last year saying that now 'the word celebrity has lost its value'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2629987/Is-worlds-prolific-celebrity-fan-Australian-man-posed-2000-stars-hanging-camera-25-years.html#ixzz3mCJyCRq4
The Sydney Morning Herald - December 6 2014.
t was such a thrill: waiting for the one-hour photo lab to process the film from your camera. Richard Simpkin remembers the rush after amassing 2000 photos of himself with celebrities over 25 years.
For the benefit of Generations Y and Z, the lab or booth at the chemist was before the digital age made everything "generation now" and a hashtag on Instagram.
"An hour felt like an eternity," Mr Simpkin said. "You couldn't look on the back of your camera to see if the photo worked."
The 41-year-old Sydney photographer and author is exhibiting 455 images in the Richard & Famous exhibition at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and in doing so, providing an insight into the celebrity chase. From waiting hours for stars, to tracking down tour managers via their name in a concert program.
Photos and the "selfie" have replaced the autograph book in documenting encounters with actors, rock stars, public figures and reality TV poseurs who changed the fame game.
As a skinny 15-year-old, Mr Simpkin was inspired to reach for the camera when a friend showed him a photo of her father with John Lennon in New York. Rather than seeking autographs, he wanted a photographic record of people who would be remembered in history and knew that one day, he would have an exhibition.
'"In 100 years' time we will still be talking about Nelson Mandela. We won't be talking about Kim Kardashian."
It is more a question of: who hasn't Mr Simpkin been snapped with? His collection includes Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Sir Donald Bradman, the Dalai Lama, Audrey Hepburn, Oprah and Elle Macpherson.
After meeting Michael Hutchence in 1989, they remained friends and two days before the rock star's death in 1997, his father, Kell, said: "Let me take a picture of you two." The photo of the duo embracing is in the exhibition.
You know the "selfie" is a phenomenon when the Centre for Contemporary Photography in Fitzroy hosted the lecture "How the 'selfie' performs across time and place".
Turning the camera on oneself reached its zenith when US talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres took her Oscars group photo, and when Australian hockey player Jayde Taylor captured a smiling Queen at the Commonwealth Games.
While Mr Simpkin is captivated by his brushes with fame, he doesn't display photos at home and for this photo, he compiled a photo wall. Nor does he keep up with celebrity news, websites or magazines.
He stopped taking photos last year but "came out of retirement" last month when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were in Sydney for the red-carpet premiere of Unbroken. A friend waited 10 hours up the front with the ultimate act of kindness: holding him a spot.
Mr Simpkin did something different by asking the actors to take a selfie with him.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/photographer-richard-simpkin-shows-off-455-celebrity-photos-in-richard--famous-exhibition-20141204-120700.html#ixzz3mCLE68YB
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For the benefit of Generations Y and Z, the lab or booth at the chemist was before the digital age made everything "generation now" and a hashtag on Instagram.
"An hour felt like an eternity," Mr Simpkin said. "You couldn't look on the back of your camera to see if the photo worked."
The 41-year-old Sydney photographer and author is exhibiting 455 images in the Richard & Famous exhibition at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and in doing so, providing an insight into the celebrity chase. From waiting hours for stars, to tracking down tour managers via their name in a concert program.
Photos and the "selfie" have replaced the autograph book in documenting encounters with actors, rock stars, public figures and reality TV poseurs who changed the fame game.
As a skinny 15-year-old, Mr Simpkin was inspired to reach for the camera when a friend showed him a photo of her father with John Lennon in New York. Rather than seeking autographs, he wanted a photographic record of people who would be remembered in history and knew that one day, he would have an exhibition.
'"In 100 years' time we will still be talking about Nelson Mandela. We won't be talking about Kim Kardashian."
It is more a question of: who hasn't Mr Simpkin been snapped with? His collection includes Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Sir Donald Bradman, the Dalai Lama, Audrey Hepburn, Oprah and Elle Macpherson.
After meeting Michael Hutchence in 1989, they remained friends and two days before the rock star's death in 1997, his father, Kell, said: "Let me take a picture of you two." The photo of the duo embracing is in the exhibition.
You know the "selfie" is a phenomenon when the Centre for Contemporary Photography in Fitzroy hosted the lecture "How the 'selfie' performs across time and place".
Turning the camera on oneself reached its zenith when US talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres took her Oscars group photo, and when Australian hockey player Jayde Taylor captured a smiling Queen at the Commonwealth Games.
While Mr Simpkin is captivated by his brushes with fame, he doesn't display photos at home and for this photo, he compiled a photo wall. Nor does he keep up with celebrity news, websites or magazines.
He stopped taking photos last year but "came out of retirement" last month when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were in Sydney for the red-carpet premiere of Unbroken. A friend waited 10 hours up the front with the ultimate act of kindness: holding him a spot.
Mr Simpkin did something different by asking the actors to take a selfie with him.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/photographer-richard-simpkin-shows-off-455-celebrity-photos-in-richard--famous-exhibition-20141204-120700.html#ixzz3mCLE68YB
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"Some people say its populist, but for him to do this, you have to be highly professional, highly trained.
He makes it look easy , but we all know its not" - Martin Parr.
"Some people say its populist, but for him to do this, you have to be highly professional, highly trained.
He makes it look easy , but we all know its not" - Martin Parr.
