| 1962 | A City and Its People |
| Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | |
| 1965 | Review of work 1960 to 1965 |
| Umbrella Art Centre, Coventry | |
| 1966 | Coventry Cathedral in Colour |
| Kodak Gallery London | |
| 1973 | Photo Sculptures Collages and Nudes |
| Photographers Gallery London | |
| 1973 | Landscapes and Other Views |
| Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham | |
| 1976 | Photographs 1954 to 1975 |
| Warwick Gallery, Warwick | |
| 1979 | An Englishman’s Home |
| East Midlands Arts touring exhibition | |
| 1980 | Retrospective Views |
| Stafford Art Gallery Stafford | |
| 1981 | Sequences and Other Views |
| Triangle Gallery, Birmingham | |
| 1982 | Sequences 1978 to 1981 |
| University of Warwick Library Gallery, Coventry | |
| 1987 | 25 years of the Belgrade Theatre |
| University of Warwick, Library Gallery and the Belgrade Theatre Coventry | |
| 1992 | Retrospective 1950 to 1990 |
| Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby | |
| 1992 | Coventry Cathedral 30th anniversary show |
| Colab Gallery, Coventry | |
| 1994 | Retrospective 1950 to 1990 |
| University of Plymouth Gallery, Plymouth | |
| 1994 | Portraits 1950 to 1990 |
| Picture House Gallery, Leicester | |
| 1994 - 1995 | Portraits 1950 to 1994 |
| Birmingham Central Library Gallery, Birmingham | |
| 1995 | Portraits 1950 to 1995 |
| The Wood’s Gallery Leicester | |
| 1996 | Rebuilding the Homefront Photographs by Bill Brandt c. 1939 to 1943, printed by Richard Sadler |
| Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham | |
| 1997 | Looking at me, looking at you 25 colour images honouring the world of the true individual |
| Herefordshire Photographic Festival | |
| 1999 | 60s and 70s People |
| University of Warwick Library Gallery, Coventry | |
| 2007 | Curiosity |
| The University of Derby |
| 1967 | Two Photographers John Blakemore and Richard Sadler |
| Belgrade Theatre Coventry | |
| 1969 | Invitation Panels Work of John Blakemore and Richard Sadler |
| 22nd Camberley Salon of Photography, Camberley | |
| 1971 | Those Who Can Do The photographic teaching staff at Derby College of Art Diploma in Photography |
| Museum and Art Gallery in Derby | |
| 1972 | Invitation Panel of Work with John Blakemore. |
| Repton Arts Festival Repton School Derbyshire | |
| 1972 | Blakemore – Eddington – Sadler |
| Midland Group gallery, Nottingham | |
| 1973 | Photography into Art |
| Arts Council International Invitation exhibition Camden Art Centre London | |
| 1974 | New Photography |
| Midland Group Gallery Nottingham | |
| 1975 | Paintings – Boyd and Evans; Drawings – Trevor Bent; Photographs – Richard Sadler |
| Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham | |
| 1976 | Sequences Bruce Morton and Richard Sadler |
| Saint Michael’s Gallery, Derby | |
| 1977 | Gardens of Delight |
| East Midlands Arts touring exhibition Loughborough and various venues throughout the region | |
| 1980 | Contemporary British Photography |
| The Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney. | |
| 1981 | Half a Dozen Photographers David Buss, Brian Griffin, John Hodgett, David Knight, David Pitt and Richard Sadler |
| Wolverhampton Polytechnic Gallery, Wolverhampton | |
| 1982 | Half a Dozen Photographers Exhibition and discussion forum |
| Icon Gallery, Birmingham | |
| 1984 | Martin Robert’s Memorial Exhibition |
| West Surrey College of Art & Design, Farnham | |
| 1987 | Earlsdon Take Two Photographs by Richard Sadler and drawings by Nancy Upshall |
| Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry | |
| 1991 | Freedom in Imagination Amnesty International |
| the Gallery at Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry | |
| 1991 | Manner |
| Ausstellung, Osnabruck Art Gallery, Osnabruck, Bonn and other cities in West Germany | |
| 1992 | Contemporary Group Exhibition |
| RPS Gallery, The Octagon Gallery, Bath | |
| 1992 | Beyond the Portrait |
| Derby Photographic Festival, Derby | |
| 1993 | John Kobal Portrait Awards |
| Angela Flowers Gallery, Soho, London | |
| 1993 | Pictures for Freedom |
| ANC exhibition and auction, Photographers Gallery London |
| 1953 | Photography Year Book |
| included in Young Britain section, editor Norman Hall | |
| 1958 | Gallery One |
| article: Some Pictures that Matter, editor Norman Hall | |
| 1958 - 1964 | Photoguide magazine |
| various articles on photographic topics both illustrated and written | |
| 1964 | The British Journal of Photography |
| 1960 - 1967 | Various English Counties Publications |
| including The Warwickshire and Worcestershire Journal | |
| 1966 | Coventry Cathedral (Hodder & Stoughton) |
| joint author responsible for all the illustrations | |
| 1971 | British Journal of Photography 31st of December |
| article: Those Who Can Do exhibition review | |
| 1972 | Industrial & Commercial Photography |
| 1973 | Photo News |
| 1973 | Artefact |
| 1974 | Coventry Old & New (EP Publishing) |
| joint author responsible for all the contemporary views of Coventry | |
| 1974 | Laurels Arts Magazine |
| 1974 | Amateur Photographer November Issue |
| article: Is there a New Landscape School? | |
| 1975 | Fotograffe |
| Norwegian photographic magazine feature on the work of Richard Sadler | |
| 1979 | 10–8 magazine, autumn 1969 issue |
| article: Landscapes, review of landscapes work to that date | |
| 1984 | British Journal of Photography |
| illustrated article on the Arles photographic festival of July 1984 | |
| 1987 | British Journal of Photography |
| article: Saddled to Education by William Bishop writing on work of Richard Sadler | |
| 1992 | Retrospective 1950 to 1990 |
| catalogue including review by John Blakemore | |
| 1992 | The Photographer |
| critical review of retrospective exhibition by Kilpatrick | |
| 1993 | Contemporary Photography magazine RPS |
| article: Bill Brandt photographs 1904 to 1983 | |
| 1994 | Inscape issue number 10 |
| article: The Problems of Portraiture | |
| 1995 | Inscape issue number 13 |
| article: The Tim Gidal Exhibition | |
| 1995 | RPS Journal |
| article: Tim Gidal Photographer | |
| 2004 | Homes Fit For Heroes |
| book featuring unknown work of Bill Brandt - joint author with Peter James from Birmingham Reference Library | |
| 2007 | Curiosity (University of Derby Publication) |
| 1978 | West Midlands Association Photographic Collection |
| Stafford | |
| 1981 | Ansel Adams Archive, Centre for Creative Photography |
| Tucson, Arizona USA | |
| 1978 | Herbert Art Gallery and Museum |
| Coventry | |
| 1989 | National Museum of Film and Photography collection |
| Bradford | |
| 1994 | The Stone Photographic Collection, Birmingham Reference Library |
| Birmingham | |
| 1995 | Photographic Collection, V&A Museum |
| London |