Welcome
Richard H. Grant Photojournalist
Visual storyteller, professional photojournalist and certified drone pilot.
Check out my book
A collection of photos I took for my UC Berkeley Master's of Journalism thesis.
About
My Background
I am a U.S. Army veteran and photojournalist with a background in Signals Intelligence. Serving alongside the National Security Agency (NSA) in Texas and South Korea, I developed a foundation in technical precision and observation that now informs my visual storytelling.
Following my military service, I transitioned into journalism, earning a Bachelor's in Journalism (Minor in Spanish) from CSU Long Beach (2021) and a Master’s in Journalism with a focus on documentary photography from UC Berkeley (2026). My early work for The Long Beach Current earned three first-place awards from California college media associations, and I have since served as the Photo Editor for the Signal Tribune.
Now a freelancer I I shoot still and drone photography, my work has been featured by premier global and local outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Markup, SF Gate, The San Francisco Public Press, AfroLA News, The Long Beach Post, The Oaklandside, Berkeleyside, Richmondside, CBS Evening News, HBO, BET, The City of Long Beach, UC Berkeley, documentary films, and book covers.
Moments of Conflict
Eye in the Sky
A group of young people kayaks through their Marin County neighborhood during king tide flooding in 2026.
Red water and white salt of Cargill's salt works in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco members of the US Army Corps of Engineers gather debris
Red water of Cargill's salt works in the San Francisco Bay Area
Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco
San Francisco members of the US Army Corps of Engineers gather debris
Lake Merritt and Downtown Oakland
Entertainment
Irish musician Hozier closes out of the show on the third day of Outside Lands in San Francisco on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.
An Oakland trumpeteer plays his instrument in the shadow of a building.
Performers use power tools to create sparks at the Ruckus Revival variety show in Oakland.
Kaleb Jacobs sits with their friends with a heart painted over their eye while attending Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland
Irish musician Hozier closes out of the show on the third day of Outside Lands in San Francisco on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.
During a villains' theme night at Ruckus Revival, a performer dressed as the Joker does a pole dance routine.
Irish musician Hozier closes out of the show on the third day of Outside Lands in San Francisco on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.
Rebecca Black performs with a set meant to contrast signs used by the infamous anti-gay, Westboro Baptist Church, on day three of Outside Lands in San Francisco on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.
Oakland local rapper Kreayshawn performs for the first time at Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland
Rebecca Black performs with a set meant to contrast signs used by the infamous anti-gay, Westboro Baptist Church, on day three of Outside Lands in San Francisco on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.
Big Freedia with the SF Gays Men’s Chorus come to the stage with gospel themed visuals at the Lands End stage on day three of Outside Lands in San Francisco on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025
Rebecca Black performs with a set meant to contrast signs used by the infamous anti-gay, Westboro Baptist Church, on day three of Outside Lands in San Francisco on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.
A referee with the drag wrestling performance of Haus of Libations carries a bucket of water as stage urine to be sprayed on the audience of Mosswood Meltdown