Based in Salt Lake City, with his wife, two screaming infant children, and their family buisness (theartfloral.com), Ryan actually never goes anywhere. When he does get out, Ryan likes to make it look like he has it made by wasting much time behind a camera.
Self taught, somehow, Ryan's photos have appeared in Climbing, Rock and Ice, Urbanclimber,and Utah's City Weekly magazines - as well as - in advertisements and/or catalogues for La Sportiva, Snowbird Ski Resort, Liberty Mountain, Asana Packworks, Optic Nerve, S7, Revolution, Bitter Sweet, and the Front gym.

Beginning in 1985, working as a dayplay lamp operator on Knots Landing, Ryan has had many years of experience working in various production positions ( grip, lighting, rigging, props, set decoration and design), and in all the various mediums ( feature, television, magazine, advertising, rock video, still and motion pictures) in Hollywood, California, and on location in places as diverse as the Mountains and Deserts of Utah and Arizona. On boats and beaches in the Caribbean and Hawaii. Or Big cities like New York, San Francisco, Milwaukee, and New Orleans. It's amazing Ryan has any interest left in photography at all.

Ryan has been quoted as saying:

"Working for successful fashion and celebrity photographers like David La Chapelle, Peggy Sirota, and Matthew Rolston has done absolutely nothing to help me become an action photographer".

However, Ryan was probably exaggerating their lack of influence.

In addition to Ryan's photography and production experience, since locating to Utah, he has worked on a variety of projects. Including:

The Salt Lake 2004 Olympic Games as lead rigger for the Raineer division of Look of the Games.

Stage Hand for Oasis Stagewerks, Local 99 & 838

Lead rigger and lead scaffold builder for Nylander Rigging

and, is currently working as a billposter for Reagan Outdoor Advertising



Ryan can be reached at:

art_photo_@hotmail.com