Hello, I’m Rick Hannon, an audio field recordist and photographer living in northeast Ohio. At Evocative Sound and Visuals, I search out and record high-quality soundscapes and sound effects near and far. I invite you to look at and listen to my ever-growing eclectic body of work featuring soundscape albums, sound effect libraries and photography. Then head on over to my Stories blog, where I try to bring a little more insight into what I do.
As a former newspaper photojournalist who concentrated solely on visuals, I find myself smitten by sound in ways I never experienced before hitting the record button. Let me share my sound and visual passions with you.
Latest Blog Posts
Dawn Chorus in Southwest Ohio
Over Memorial Day weekend 2025, my wife and I stayed in the guest house at the Murphin Ridge Inn, a bed and breakfast 13 miles due north of the Ohio River as the crow flies. Below, hear the dawn chorus in southwest Ohio captured on May 26 starting at a…
Millions of Midges
Watch as millions of midges swarm above Headland Dunes State Nature Preserve along the shore of Lake Erie in Mentor, Ohio around sunset on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Sounds of Idaho
Introducing the Sounds of Idaho. This curated collection of thoughtfully crafted, tightly edited sound effects captures some of the sonic wonders I experienced while living in the Gem State.