Based in Hawaii, Richard Xie photographs the meeting of island landscapes, the ocean and people. His work ranges from the coasts and streets of Oahu to the volcanic cloudscapes of Maui and the summits, sea cliffs and black-sand beaches of Hawaii Island.

He explores the relationship between sky, land and people. In his work from the Faroe Islands, distant human figures offer a sense of scale within a vast landscape and prompt reflection on our role as observers and stewards of the earth. Through photography, he seeks to capture harmony between nature and humanity.