Randy Radke makes his home with his wife Bonnie in the historic seaport town of Newburyport, MA.  He has been actively involved in photography for over 30 years, and has lived, photographed and traveled throughout Europe (where his youngest daughter Dylana was born in Germany) and the Caribbean (where Randy graduated from high school in Puerto Rico).

He is primarily self-taught and self-directed in photography except for spending a couple of semesters at The Texas Center for Photographic Studies in Dallas, Texas (where his older daughter Zebrina was born).  He learns photography from doing, rather than from listening.  He was greatly influenced by Ben Breard, owner/director of the Afterimage Gallery, an art gallery that for 30 years has been devoted exclusively to photography.  Ben, through his gallery, inspired Randy to be more purposeful and passionate about photography.

Randy has an obsession with marine photography that is constantly refreshed by the changing smells, sounds, tides, weather and seasons surrounding his New England home.  Bonnie cuts his mats, mounts and frames his prints with quality acid-free materials, while Zebrina designed and hosts his websites.

He is a member of the Newburyport Art Association (NAA) and Arthur Griffin Center for Photographic Art.  Randy's work has been accepted and awarded in juried exhibitions.  He has exhibited and sold his work in Massachusetts and Maine. 

For more examples of Randy's work please visit his websites at: http://www.saltmarshart.com and http://www.marinephotographyart.com 

View his new work at   http://www.nomadroadtripphotos.com