My name is Rico Mejia & I am a highly skilled & creative fashion & lifestyle Photographer and Creative Director. I have been producing award winning photographic illustrations for editorial & advertising clients for over a decade.

My editorial print work has been published in numerous magazines, including; Sports Illustrated, French Elle, Cinematographer, Wind Player, Inland Empire & Schwing magazine, In addition, The Miami Herald & Boston Globe Sunday sections. Partial client list includes; AT&T, Sony, Warner Bros., Angelino Jeans, Privacy Wear, V2 Films, Exit Brand Clothing, O’Farrill Cosmetics and Playboy Enterprises.

Since September of 2008 as part of LAUSD after school programs for at risk youths & Woodcraft Rangers, I've began teaching photography & it's numerous applications as both an art form and as a commercially viable business in the digital age.

Additionally, light theory, fill flash photography, metering techniques, studio & location lighting using multiple strobes with a digital meter & Adobe Photoshop CS4 are also part of the course. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I have been the Editor in Chief of Innerview magazine since 2008.

Innerview magazine is a student produced publication that focuses on cultural & community issues that are important to the students & the world around them.

LMU provided me with a Liberal Arts education. While attending, I studied Philosophy, Theology, Ethics, Psychology, Art History, Classic Literature, Film, Radio & Television productions, Cinematography, Film & Video Editing and of course Photography. Needless to say, my experience as an undergraduate student enabled me to delve deeply in the various disciplines to which I credit for my success today.