Photographer

Often shooting with poor lighting or in inhospitable conditions with his employers' aging equipment, Ryan has had to rely on his eye for composition and sense of timing to create compelling photographic art. Whether using some of the first DSLR cameras on the market, an iPhone, a point-and-shoot digital camera, or a top Canon lens on an outdated camera body, he captures images full of depth, heart and humanity.

Sports

From board-rattling hip checks to game-winning shots to quiet moments of reflection, sports are full of visual stories to tell. One image -- a pitcher walking off the mound after surrendering a game-winning hit -- can tell the story of an entire game, an entire season, an entire career.

Lincoln quarterback Jovon Baker embraces his mother Laura after winning the first state football title in school history. A single mother, Laura and her older son Joe have raised Jovon for 13 years. Laura leaves home at 6 a.m. and gets home at 11 at night to support her family, yet, she’s made it to every single one of her younger son’s football games, including the 2018 state title game against Orange Glen, the first ever state title game hosted in San Francisco.

One of Paradise (Calif.)'s players -- displaced by the fires that destroyed his hometown -- quietly contemplates playing in the San Francisco Giants' Oracle Park in a game organized by the Giants' community relations team and his school's athletic director.

Left-handed Adolfo Camarillo High School varsity pitcher Chris Whitley delivers a curveball to a hitter from rival Rio Mesa in the spring of 2004.

San Francisco Giants legend Orlando Cepeda returns to Oracle Park in July of 2018 for the first time since his stroke that February. As he contemplates his life and career in one of the park's suites, a photo of his younger self is plastered to the wall over his right shoulder.

Marketing

The most important ingredients in branding, brand activations, and marketing photography are authenticity and humanity. Whether the subject is a product or a community, it has a story to tell. That's why Ryan looks for the humanity and truth in his marketing photo subjects.

Atmospheric

Ryan values stillness as much as he does action in his compositions. Quiet and still landscapes or iconic pieces of scenery (like Disneyland's Columbia sailing ship or Dodger Stadium's San Gabriel Mountains backdrop) can evoke as much awe and emotion as a crush of celebrating offensive linemen.