Youthful Ambition

Child Actor Robert DeAngelo Meet Robert DeAngelo, a 10-year old with an impressive list of credits on IMDB. Hailing from Atlantic City, New Jersey, Robert and his sister Brooklyn were adopted in 2016 by Daniel...

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Connor Bussey - Taekwondo Gallery and Personal Story   Connor Bussey is highly talented in both athletics and academics.  He has modeled for me multiple times since this photoshoot in June of 2021...

Christopher Ryan has scouted and shot some of the most beautiful and athletic children and teens in the world, resulting in a stunning body of work that celebrates the joys of youth. A fresh new addition...

Rylee is a 9 year old dancer with an incredible amount of talent and enthusiasm. She is based in New Orleans, Louisiana and her dance styles are ballet, tap, freestyle, and hip-hop. The location for the shoot w...

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 ska...

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 spor...

Coach Harun Doğan was gracious in allowing me to spend half a day shooting his boys training and demonstrating a Turkish Oil Wrestling match in a field nearby.  The students train at Antalya Büyükşehir A...

Youthful Ambition is a series of images by American photographer Christopher Ryan. Some of these portraits are pulled from other series, such as Youth and Urban Decay while others are shot specifically for th...

I was very fortunate to spend an afternoon with mallakhamb performers at Gurukulam Shiksha this past March.  Read further to learn the definition of mallakhamb and see photos of these amazing athletes. M...