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Richard Lykes is a freelance photojournaKst whose work is familiar to readers of the Rappahannock News where his photographs and articles often appear. He lives on a farm Flint HQL He has been an avid photographer since the 1960s bat turned professional since coming to Rappahannock County some 14 years ago.
Before retiring in 2002 as an economist and research director far the Manufacturers Alliance, Lykes wrote extensively on international trade and authored several studies and books. Born in Laredo, Texas, Lykes received his BA and MA from George Washington University. He also studied at Mexico City College and did graduate work in international law at the University at Buenos Aires (Argentina).
“As a photographer, now with a digital camera, I take literally thousands of pictures each year” Lykes said. T try always to capture the essence ofthe extraordinary beauty 1 see thmnghnmt the year in Rappahannock County. The serenity of our landscapps is a photographer’s dream, likewise, the people of Rappahannock and their cultural activities also inspire my photographs and stories.* ^
i ■■■■ iiiiam, iUgnssji inillllMl ifUhi iflWiY A graphs, iiaJurallyenough, are offfijfowin bfiefcysnL «, «, g{M(. With a panoramic view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from almost any spot on the farm, I find opportunity knocks far beautiful images morning, noon, and night One of my all-time favorites is die photograph I call "Dogwood Sunset* which I took in eariy May at twilight. I set up a tripod but the setting was automatic and I used flash to faring out the foreground of white dogwood blossoms. The colors of the sky (blues, purple, gray and yellow) made a perfect composition, especially with the orange of the
grass in the nearby fields.’
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