For almost fifty years, Wal Richards was a compulsive photographer of weddings in Maryborough and the surrounding district. People accepted Wal as an unusual but likeable character, although many thought that his photographs were merely a fantasy. In fact, he took over 20,000 images providing us with a remarkable social history collection.

The collection is held by the Maryborough-Midlands Historical Society, which is located in the Worsley Cottage Complex.