Legendary photographer and Nikon Ambassador Corey Rich was a featured speaker at the 2025 UPAA Symposium.
Corey Rich has built a life and career around his passions for travel, adventure, and telling stories with his camera. He is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker an award-winning photographer with a background in rock climbing and photojournalism. Rich’s work spans a range of genres, from iconic still imagery for leading editorial publications, to television spots and films, to directing high production-value commercial projects for Fortune 100 companies.
Outside of shooting photographs and directing films, Rich is a Nikon Ambassador and a partner at Novus Select, a still and video production company servicing clients globally. He loves spending his time teaching, speaking, and sharing knowledge with the next generation of storytellers. He lives with his wife, Marina, and his daughter, Leila, in South Lake Tahoe.

To learn more about Corey at: https://www.coreyrich.com/index

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