About

Photographer : Writer : Anthropology B.A. : Lt. Firefighter Paramedic

In the early morning, I would awake from a campsite, before sunrise, and move out into the wilderness with my mother, a small set of binoculars in hand, tracking the calls of birds on high, hidden amongst the trees. Seeing life through a lens became an extension of how I viewed the world: In frames. 

I'm an academically trained photographer and have purposefully put myself in situations that truly brought to light the myriad ways in which life exists. Traveling through the highest Human settlements in India, framing the buildings and living spaces of New York, studying the wild areas of my home in St. Petersburg -- alligators just below the surface, or seeing the raw humanity that is exposed from my work with the fire department, I use the camera as means to capture the stories and narratives that exist in these places. I feel humbled that I have been able to live such an experientially rewarding life. To this end, I feel indebted to share these experiences, through provocative imagery, to any and all that wish to tap into the perspective that I've been so lucky to gain. 

I tells stories, narratives left in the moss coated walls of historic walkways or in the eyes a child swarmed by cars and tuk-tuks, a sea of traffic stretched before her, her life bobbing amongst the horns.  

There are stories in every direction that you look. I'm not afraid to tell them through elevated writing and engaging photography.

Please use the contact form if you're interested in any collaborations: Destination photography, travel narratives and tourism, human stories, architectural imagery, wildlife and nature photography, and food imagery. 

If you have an interesting pitch, send me a message, and let's talk.

-Ryan