During his photographic “career,” he has had front-page photographs and full-page photo features in local and regional newspapers. His other prior work has included portraits, weddings, aerial and legal photography. One of his photos has been used by Mississippi College’s Music Department as the cover for its annual Christmas CD. His work was shown in 2003 and 2005 at the Mansion at Strathmore in Rockville, Maryland and in those years he received Honorable Mention awards in the Boy Scouts of America national photo contest. In 2005, 2006 and 2008, his work was displayed in the upper school exhibition area at the Steward School in Richmond. The Cox Cable interview program Photographers in Northern Virginia profiled Rick and his work. In 2007, Rick spent five weeks photographing in the United Kingdom including three weeks on the photo staff of the Centennial World Boy Scout Jamboree