Robert Walker began his career as a portrait photographer at Lorstan Studios in Wilmington, DE, where he applied his artistry to capturing the essence of personalities from local families to heads of state. As his reputation grew, he was recruited into photojournalism at the News Journal Newspapers in Wilmington. He next moved to the Chicago Tribune where he held a staff photographer position, covering historic events ranging from the Democratic Convention riots to the Beatles’ first appearance on U.S. soil. He subsequently joined the staff of Fredericksburg, VA Free-Lance Star and, finally, was named photo editor for the Washington Star in DC. Over the years, Mr. Walker’s uncanny ability to capture the human ethos during breaking news events gained him a national reputation and numerous national and state press awards.

Throughout his career, he has taken spectacular photos, such as the incredible images of a mid-air collision between two airplanes at The National Air Races, which won him Press Association “Picture of the Year,” in addition to top honors in many other competitions. His work has been featured in such publications as Time, Life, Pro Football Weekly, Sporting News and others. Mr. Walker’s photos of famous artist Andrew Wyeth appeared in Time Magazine, which developed into a personal friendship with the artist who was pleased with his work…one artist to another.

His dramatic photos of stark landscapes and vistas of Virginia were displayed in a show at the Fredericksburg Gallery of Modern Art, causing one reviewer to write, “Mr. Walker’s work is reminiscent of noted 1930s and 1940s painters Charles Scheeler and Edward Hopper, whose work elevated art to the heights of drama and realism.”