Author Christopher Ryan

2016 Bangkok Chinese New Year The 2016 Bangkok Chinese New Year was my first festival in Bangkok.  All of Chinatown was flooded with festival goers, tourist police, entertainers, and (of course) plenty of foo...

Elephant Parade Bangkok I caught the Elephant Parade Bangkok at Lumphini Park at the beginning of my second week in Bangkok.  The exhibition is a herd of eighty-eight 1.5 metre brightly coloured elephants â...

Luna Fete by Arts Council New Orleans Luna Fete is an annual week-long event where the New Orleans Arts Council makes the city's gorgeous architecture glow with projected art installations. This year I attend...

French Quarter Christmas If you want to enjoy a lot of festive Christmas decorations, plenty of Christmas spirit, but are willing to sacrifice a white Christmas then you might enjoy a French Quarter Christmas....

New Orleans Abandoned Plant I was thrilled to discover this incredible New Orleans abandoned plant of some sort while out shooting cemeteries back in October.  The place is filled with amazing features like c...

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Reserve A series of photographs by Christopher Ryan of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Reserve just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana. Jean La...

Halloween Decorations in the French Quarter Next to Mardi Gras, Halloween is the most exciting time of the year to be in New Orleans.  New Orleans folks love the Halloween parade, costume parties, cemeteries,...

Cotton Mill Ruins New Manchester Manufacturing Company was founded in 1849 and was a as a five-story water-powered mill for production of clothing and other materials until it was burned during the civil war. ...

Louisiana Sugarcane Farm   I had the opportunity to visit a Louisiana Sugarcane Farm shortly after my first semester of photography school, which provided a good opportunity to put the skills to use in...

Abandoned Building in Marianna, Florida I met some scuba divers recently at Wakulla Springs that told me about an abandoned building in Marianna, Florida.  It sounded pretty interesting and was pretty much wi...