Setting our Permutations
Welcome Charlotta!
As I see him now, Rich grew up "up state" in the northern part of New York where his father worked as a high end hunting guide, mostly for wealthy business sorts who did that sort of thing as a hobby or networking opportunity.
Rich never took an interest in hunting, but he did really love to watch the animals. He majored in Wildlife Biology, went broke and wandered for a few years before he starting submitting some of his wildlife photography at the recommendation of a friend. Turns out Rich was a way better photographer than a biologist, and he became a regular contributor to publications like National Geographic and Discovery. His "bread and butter" during his twenties was footage that was used in lower end nature documentaries.
A few years ago, Rich was down in the city meeting with an employer when something major broke loose. Not sure which event, not sure which hero's or villains yet, but Rich was near enough to get some killer footage, it went viral, and Rich decided that trying to get footage of Hero's in action was the next step in his career. At first it was about the money, that first big hit really set him up for awhile, but over the last few years he has become personally interested, he enjoys the challenge, it's fresh and interesting after years of waiting in hides taking thousands of photos and hundred of hours of footage waiting for the perfect shot of an eagle, or a bear or what not.
Mechanically I see him as being really good at photography, hiding in places to get good shots (stealth, observation, camouflage) , and in being able to access those places like climb, drive, pilot, etc . He likely also has some skills in Electronic Operations for things like Media and Surveillance, game cams come to mind, He is probably less inclined towards influencing people and in doing the heavy research although I do plan to pad his investigative skills a bit.