Todd Richardson

Todd Richardson is the Pinellas County Development Director for Equality Florida. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida College of Fine Arts, and a veteran of the United States Air Force. His life as an activist started with photographing the March on Washington in 1993. As a commercial photographer, Todd’s work has been seen in advertisements for companies such as Dillard’s, The Home Shopping Network, Esquire Magazine, The Huffington Post, Tampa Bay Times, Watermark, and Creative Loafing. As an exhibiting artist, Todd has raised almost 2 million dollars through art performance pieces and activism. His photograph, “The Lost Pages of The Bard,” was accepted into the personal collection of Sir Elton John. He volunteers and supports, Equality Florida, Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Tampa AIDS network “Art for Life,” Metro Inclusive Health, ASAP/Empath, and Hands Across The Bay. Originally from Salem, New Hampshire, he now calls St. Petersburg home.