Posts by AuthorChristopher Ryan

This was my first shoot for the Parent & Child Intimacy series with Americans as well as my first African-American portrait shoot and the results are just amazing!  This is Kaylor and her 3 year old adorable daughter Fortune.  Fortune had her 4th birthday just a few weeks after this shoot.  The mother contacted me...
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When I was first contacted about this photoshoot, I had my reservations when I heard that the son was 12 years old.  The Parent/Child Intimacy Series was conceived to be a young child.  However, the mother was persistent that she had an amazing bond with her son and that the photos would be amazing….   She...
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Documenting the Outlaw Mansion: Abandoned Photography in Alabama My ongoing photography series, Youth and Urban Decay, explores the intersection of human vitality and the slow reclamation of architecture by nature. When I arrived at the abandoned Outlaw Mansion near Mobile, Alabama, in November 2020, I found the perfect backdrop to document this tension. This project...
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Skateboarding is often seen as a Western activity, but there are many talented Asian skateboarders out there too! In this article, we’ll introduce you to one of the cutest, passionate, and most famous Asian skateboarders that you should definitely be following. From South Korea to Singapore, these skaters are making a name for themselves in...
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Mother and Daughter Intimate Portraits is the second for my series “Parent and Child Intimacy” featuring a mom or dad together in an intimate bedroom setting.  The concept is to focus on the bond between the parent and the child. The mother here is Golf, a beautiful 28 year old Thai lady with her 2 year...
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Final shoot to date for the Teens with Tattoos project.  I am hoping to find new models for a shoot soon this year.  “Tattooed Teens in Abandoned Tower” was shot in February of 2018.  Be sure to check out the other images from “Teens with Tattoos”.  One was at a fashion studio and the other on...
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Following my visit to Gurukulam Shiksha in March of 2018, I was very fortunate to receive a referral to meet Mr. Uday Vishwanath Deshpande, who is widely considered the world’s foremost authority of the sport of Mallakhamb.  Mr. Deshpande is the Director and Chief Coach at Shree Samartha Vyayam Mandir, a sacred sports institute located in Shivaji Park, in...
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Jim was my third model for a new series “Focus on Feet“, but we also did an Asian Teen Fashion Shoot as part of the afternoon working together. Rockaway beach is a beautiful setting for a photoshoot, especially in the late fall when few people can be found to ruin the background of the images....
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This was my first shoot for the “Teens with Tattoos” project.  I am releasing them on the site in reverse order.  Check out the set shot at a fashion studio.    These images were shot in an abandoned rail car in the Thonburi area of Bangkok, Thailand.  The first image was recently part of a...
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This post is dedicated to the memory of Bank, one of the models from this photo shoot who died in an accident only a few months after shooting in April of 2018.  The models (7 boys and 1 girl) range in age from 14 to 18.  The young lady is the youngest.  She does not...
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