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The Sportpix International Photo Library is a Hong Kong-based golf archive housing well over half a million images, and is easily the largest independent golf image resource in the Asia region. The company is owned and operated by British-born photojournalist Richard Castka, who has been based in Asia for more than 16 years. |
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Richard's award-winning work is regularly featured in leading international golf magazines and is regularly sourced to advertise and promote some of Asia's best-known golf clubs and resorts. His work is also featured in regional and international newspapers, golf calendars and also in TV ads. In addition to his professional photographic work, Richard is also the publisher of two sporting magazines - Elite Golf Traveller and Hong Kong Runner.
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Richard Castka at Augusta National |
| Aerial golf course photography is one of Richard's specialties, evidence of which can be clearly seen in the book - A Golfer's View, which went on sale in September 2005 and sold out by Christmas the same year. The 260-page book, written by Australian PGA professional Brad McManus, captures the unique essence of 10 of the very best golf clubs in Australia and New Zealand.Richard's job was to photograph each and every hole on all 10 courses both from the ground and from a helicopter, a job that produced spectacular results. |
| Richard's most notable achievement from a golfing standpoint is to have played the world's two most exclusive golf clubs - Augusta National in the USA and Pyongyang Golf Club in North Korea!
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| Last Updated September 2006 |
