Richard Wood is a research-led documentary photographer specialising in the intersection of neurodiversity, disability, and historical social issues.

The major research project, A Dark Road Without Horizon, interrogates, via autoethnography, the Aktion T4 atrocities in National Socialist Germany. This work received the Photomonitor Commendation Award (2024), was acquired by the UAL Special Historical Collection, and is the subject of an upcoming solo exhibition at Holocaust Centre North (2026).

With a deep commitment to uncovering hidden histories, my practice aims to present these narratives to contemporary audiences as a stark reminder of past atrocities and the importance of social care and inclusivity. Extensive research acts as a post-factum witness to the attitudes and crimes committed, encouraging reflection on current social attitudes toward disability.

Download - Artist CV

Link - Disability History Month 2024 - Interview UAL

Link - Photomonitor Article 2024

Conferences + Teaching + Engagements

December 2025 Guest Speaker, BA (Hons) Photography, Cardiff Metropolitan University.
October 2025 Presented the paper “560,000DM for This?” Abstraction and the Function of Personal Witness in the Aktion T4 Memorial at the After Genocide and Mass Violence, What Comes Next? Conference, Holocaust Centre North.
August 2025 City & Guilds Award in Education and Training
April 2025 Guest Lecturer, MA Photojournalism & Documentary Photography, London College of Communication (UAL).

Exhibitions + Collections + Awards

2026 COVID-19 & Beyond PHOTOJOURNALISM HUB Riverside Studios, The Lodge Gallery, London
2024 A Dark Road Without Horizon UAL London College of Communication, Libraries Special Historical Collection acquisition
2024 UAL LCC MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (Distinction)
2024 Schloss Grafeneck Photographic Archive
2024 Photomonitor: Winner Commendation Award Free Range
20 - 23 June 2024: Free Range, Graduate Showcase. Truman Brewery, London
October 2023: Postgraduate Selects Exhibition. University of the Arts, London
May 2010: Cardiff University Photographic Exhibition
July 2003: Graduate Exhibition. UWCN Caerleon
July 2003: UWCN BA (Hons) Documentary Photography
July 1999: Cardiff Central Library. Solo Show
June 1999: UWIC Art + Design (Distinction)

Select Media + Clients

Press: The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Guardian, BBC News, BBC iPlayer, The Big Issue, NME, Timeout, KCAL/CBS News.

Production, Agencies & Clients (Campaign and Promotional Photography): Chambers Management, AEG Productions, BBC Comedy Studios, Off The Kerb, Avalon, Long Road Talent, S.J.M.
Promotional Usage Displayed At: Adelaide Fringe, Montreal Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival.