Rich-Joseph Facun was born in Florida to an Otomi Indian mother, and a Filipino father. His photography specializes in documentary projects that investigate history through fringe cultures and trends in societal norms. It is in these topics that he explores the phenomena of personal independence, the pursuit of dreams and the discovery of self-identity. Recently he has turned his eyes toward studying the existential relationships between people and place.

Facun has over a decade of experience as a photojournalist and has been on assignment in more than a dozen countries. He has worked as an assistant photo editor in Chicago and as staff photographer for the largest metropolitan newspaper in Virginia. Most recently, he was a staff photographer at an English language newspaper in the United Arab Emirates. Today he is a freelance photographer based in the United States.