About Richard Cross
Picking up a camera as a teenager, I was drawn to documentary photography. I went on to study photography and film in Newcastle, developing projects that explored people’s relationship with their environment.
Over time, my focus shifted toward the Scottish landscape. In recent years, aerial photography has become central to my practice, opening new perspectives and reshaping how I see and interpret the land. My ongoing project What Lies Beneath reflects this shift in viewpoint, pairing ground level and aerial images to question assumptions around the idea of “wilderness”.
Alongside my photographic work, I run Control X Digital, a web design and development studio providing hosting and technical support, primarily for clients in the arts, environmental and non profit sectors.
For commissions, prints or image licensing, please get in touch.
All images © Richard Cross.
Exhibitions
- 2026 – Solo Exhibition, The Green Gallery, Dundee Botanic Gardens
- 2025 – Group Exhibition, Scottish Landscape Awards, Kirkcudbright
- 2025 – Group Exhibition, The Art and Nature Collective, Custom House, Leith
- 2022 – Residents Exhibition, Summerhall, Edinburgh
- 2020 – Residents Exhibition, Summerhall, Edinburgh
- 2019 – Loch & Glen, Humbie Hub, East Lothian
- 2019 – Loch & Glen, Universal Hall, Findhorn
- 2005 – Gutted, Edinburgh
- 2003 – Far / East, Brechin Digital Media Centre
- 1995 – Riverside Portraits, City Library, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1994 – Fell / Walkers, Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1994 – Everything but the Quack, Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne
Awards
- 2025 – Highly Commended – Scottish Landscape Awards
