His occupation led Richard Angst to different countries in the next few years, among others he photographed documentaries in Borneo, the Himalayas and in Japan.
When the German cinema scene drifted off to silly sex movies in the 70's, Richard Angst gave up his job and retired from the film business.
Angst emerged as a leading photographer of mountain films during the silent era.
He opened the restaurant "Provinz" in Berlin-Moabit, where he often worked at the bar and in the kitchen.