Richard Sharum is an editorial and documentary photographer based in Corning, New York. His work has been widely exhibited in the US and interntionally including in Brazil, Italy and Japan. Sharum's photographs are held in permanent collections including that of Witliff Center for Documentary Studies at Texas State University. Sharum has been commissioned by The Meadows Foundation, Centers for Community Cooperation, Harvard Law School, Student Conservation Association, Children's MedicalCenter (Oncology) and the Children's Cancer Fund amongst others. His photographs have been published in LFI (Leica International), British Journal of Photography, LensCulture, The Atlantic, Texas Monthly, Publico, El Pais, The Observer, The New York Times, Lens Blog, B+W Photo Magazine, HUCK Magazine, Glasstire, PATRON and Creative Review amongst others. Recently, Sharum has appeared on A Photographic Life Podcast with Grant Scott, ATO/Bridging the Divide Podcast, and has contributed an essay tothe Winter 2023 issue of Truth in Photography. Sharum is represented by The Hulett Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma.