Richard Ladisky began scuba diving over 35 years ago and eventually decided to join love of diving with his passion for photography and adventure travel. His specialty has become the most dangerous, the most unusual and the discovery of new or newly discovered species.
He is retired from public education and supervision after 35 years, and Director of Homeland Security in CT after 34 years.
For ten years he has done underwater photojournalism for a company in California that has sent him around the world to photograph the wonders below.
In his “spare” time Rich has used his amateur radio license to communicate with a cosmonaut on Mir and the astronauts on both the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. He has confirmed contacts with people in every country and entity on earth.
Rich has done shows for numerous clubs, civic groups and foundations, the Florida Dive Show, and for ten years has presented his adventures at Beneath the Sea in N.J., the largest diving and photography convention in North America.
His work has shown in galleries and he recently had a two-month one-man show, as well as a one-month showing at two Community Centers.
Two of his images have just been part of a yearlong exhibit at the NOVA Southeastern University Oceanographic Center in Florida.
He has recently joined the ranks of many scientists, explorers and astronauts by presenting his work for the “On the Shoulders of Giants” series at Talcott Mountain Science Center in CT. A second show followed.