Hey,

I'm Ryan.


I'm an outdoor & adventure lifestyle photographer based in Oregon. From the moody coast to the mountains shrouded in mist, I capture my surroundings with the end result in mind.  I focus my art on lifestyle and adventure photography to show others what the Pacific Northwest has to offer, and work with many brands to highlight their products and their work in the wild.

Smiling outdoor adventurer wearing sunglasses and brown patterned shirt stands in front of snow-capped Mount Hood in Oregon.
Rock climber in yellow rain jacket and cap carefully traverses rocky terrain on cloudy day.

Born and raised in Indiana, I always had a camera in my hands, even in my single-digit age years.  I knew how to use film as a young child, and always found myself taking time to line up my frames and experiment with composition before I even knew what those concepts were.  

When I got my hands on my first DSLR, I taught myself everything I could and I found the world opening up to me.  Suddenly I fell in love with the images I was producing and couldn't wait to do more.  

My wife Heather and I moved to Oregon in 2016 and I took every chance to shoot the dramatic landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, which led to so many opportunities to connect with brands eager to work with me and capture images that are now used in ads and magazine print.  

Hiker stands on mountain peak overlooking distant mountain ranges at sunset.
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@trekker_heck