Virginia Bound.
I’ll be traveling to a small town in southern Virginia this week. It should be a great shoot, for a great client. I’ll be returning on Thursday afternoon.
Randy Eli Grothe Farewell
My wife forwarded me a “Farewell” post from recently laid off Dallas Morning News photographer Randy Eli Grothe, which was posted at DMN:cuts blog. I was privileged to work with Randy (and a whole shit load of talented photographers at the DMN in the early parts of my career). Randy was a incredibly talented photographer [...]
"The Box" by Coke Wisdom O'Neal
This is a great project from Coke Wisdom O’Neal (How do you get a name like that? Sign me up.) He built a huge box in a small Texas town and photographed the townspeople in it, creating images in which the people look like they might be Tchotzkes in someone’s living room display. There is [...]
Sneak Peak
8-year-old twins birthday party. Elmwood Roller Rink. Philadelphia. This is the first shoot from a new personal project that I’ve started here in Philadelphia. I first stumbled upon this place while was working on my Behind the Curtain project on weird polling places in Philly. It’s a weird polling place. I have no idea what [...]
This Just In….
Sen. Barack Obama. Chester, PA. By Damon Winter © 2008 The New York Times Company Congrats are in order for my friend and former colleague Damon Winter. The NY Times photographer was given the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his coverage of Obama’s presidential campaign. I’ve always said Damon is one of the best [...]
Mystery Rolls….
One thing that’s missing from digital photography: Mystery Rolls. These are the forgotten rolls. The half-shot rolls, re-wound midway through because you needed a different ISO. Or maybe a personal roll you shot of your dog that you’d stick on your desk and promise yourself to take to the lab later, after your nap. For [...]
Lil' Recognition….
I received word yesterday that two images from my “Behind the Curtain” project on weird Philly polling stations were given a “Chosen” honor from American Photography. From the notice: “While your image will not appear in the book, it was one of only 171 images from a record-breaking 10,100 submitted to receive at least 2 [...]
New Images from Paris
April in Paris – Images by Ryan Donnell I’ve got some new images from a recent trip to Paris that my wife and I took last month. I will be adding images to this gallery as I find time.
New Promo Card
My spring promo card is being mailed out as I type this paragraph. All I can say about it is…please don’t throw it away, please don’t throw it away, please don’t throw it away. If you’d like to receive these awesome little jewels of cardboard and ink, feel free to drop me a line at [...]
Clips – April
Funny thing this month: I have two clips, from two separate magazines, that are so similar in theme and use of design. Both designers selected tight headshots of the subjects from my shoots and then also used food in the opposing title page design. The use of color in both is great also. I think [...]