Author Christopher Ryan

This post is a collection of my best child portraits.  I am only including one from each portrait session here, but links will be included if there is a blog post with additional portraits. Bill and Pla...

This was my first time to experiment with child photography with colored smoke. Actually my first time to work with colored smoke at all. I did not know what to expect as I did not find too much information abo...

    Fashion Korn Danviboon is a multi-talented young man of ten years old with an impressive resume in the entertainment industry.  His talents include singing, dancing, acting, modeling, an...

This was my second photo session with Pin, a nine year old boy living near Pakchong, Thailand.  Pin is a great kid to work with as he is very expressive and has a great deal of patience with trying diffe...

An Introduction to Kathoey or Katoey In Thailand, there is a third gender known as kathoey or katoey. These individuals may identify as transgender women in some cases, or effeminate gay men in others. Many pe...

I try to get out and do my own little photo walks as often as possible.  I spend hours every month pouring over Google Earth and Google Maps to find areas that look interesting.  If I see an area with a lot o...

  Project Statement “Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” - C.S. Lewis   In Youth & Urban Decay, photographer Christopher Ryan captures the beauty of you...

Where is the abandoned amusement park in Yangon, Myanmar? There exists in Yangon (the former capital), a very interesting abandoned amusement park.  It is a good location for someone just getting started in t...

https://youtu.be/qvsnBXNyzQ0 Chiang Mai I've been living in Bangkok for five months now. This was my first visit to Chiang Mai, and surely will not be the last. I found Chiang Mai to be a much friendlier ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJzXdI3bQHM&feature=youtu.be Getting Around in the Philippines It is easy and fun to travel the Philippines by Bus and Ferry.  It is very economical, but you must be care...