Hey there!

My name is Ryan. By day, I’m a camera-wielding photography enthusiast. By night (and weekends), I’m your friendly neighborhood IT guy.  Wait, flip that. Besides being a dad to five awesome kids (yes, I’m biased) and an annoying husband (my partner’s words), there’s nothing that brings greater joy than photographing the world around me. This world is bonkers, and I strive to find the beauty within.

Why do I do it? Well, it’s simple. I want to share photos that bring a little peace to this chaotic roller coaster we call life. After all, we’re just tiny specks in a massive universe, so my goal is to capture photographs that scream, “Hey, this planet is awesome!”

I wish I could say I got my start in photography using film, unless you count disposable cameras. I’m old enough for sure (keep the jokes to a minimum), but I didn’t fully embrace photography until I was in my early 20s. I snagged my first digital camera in 2002 – a Canon PowerShot A520. I took plenty of spectacularly awful photos, but I thought I was a genius. And so did the people who were supposed to love me and tell me how bad I actually was. So, after finding new friends and family (I didn’t really) and getting a brand new DSLR in 2005, I instantly become a professional photographer… in my own mind. Now I was taking spectacularly awful photos with a better camera. Because better camera gear makes for better photographs, right? At least that’s what I thought. It wasn’t until after I was fortunate enough to spend dozens and dozens and dozens of hours with patient and actual professional photographers to fully realize how insanely wrong I was. But they were gracious enough to educate me about the fundamentals of photography. Ya know, pesky little things like shutter speed, aperture, ISO, lighting, composition, etc.?

Over the years, I’ve dabbled in various types of photography, from corporate events to family and children’s portraits, from product photography to animal sports. I’ve done a wedding or few as well. I love and appreciate the distinctive approach required for each style of photography. Every genre brings its own set of challenges and opportunities, from capturing the perfect moment in a fast-paced sports event to finding the right light and composition for a serene landscape. Whether it's the intimate connection needed for portraits, or the technical precision demanded by commercial shoots, I embrace the unique aspects of each type of photography, continually learning and adapting to create the most compelling photograph I can. My greatest passion is landscape and wildlife photography.

Thank you for stopping by and looking at my new website. It’s definitely a work in progress, so please keep checking back.  

Cheers,

Ryan