Australian travel photographer Richard I’Anson’s spectacular shots look like happy accidents, but being in the right place at the right time usually takes hours—sometimes days—of meticulous planning. A co-founder of the preeminent Lonely Planet Images stock-photography library, I’Anson worked in a camera store and a mini-lab before he began freelancing in 1982. Four years later, he became a travel photographer, always shooting in color and striving to match outstanding subjects with exceptional lighting to capture the essence of a destination. I’Anson published a book about travel photography, and his images are featured in magazines, newspapers, websites and travel brochures worldwide.

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