News from Philly-based editorial, advertising & corporate photographer Ryan Donnell

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Clip: MSNBC.com

Clip: MSNBC.com

I had a quick editorial shoot for MSNBC.com the other week with Laurie Besden, a lawyer and recovering drug addict who begin using prescription drugs to pass the bar exam. The habit eventually took over her life and she was arrested on multiple occasions and lost her license. She has since quit the habit and [...]

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New Clips: Yoga Journal

New Clips: Yoga Journal

Just received a couple of clips of published images, which I made last year in NYC. They were shot for Yoga Journal‘s department sections in the Feb. issue. It was a fun assignment, if challenging. It went down like this: Yoga Journal asked me to shoot 3 separate assignments in one day because all the [...]

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Packing up the Hasselblad & Gettin' Nostalgic

I was packing up my beloved Hasselblad today in order to ship off to the repair center. It suffered a tragic fall last summer (I’m not blaming anyone….) and I’m only now getting it out the door. Shame, shame on me. After packing it up, I continued my other task, which has been re-editing my [...]

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Philadelphia Snowpocalypse 2010

Philadelphia Snowpocalypse 2010

Just thought I’d share a few images, taken whilst walking Hank, from the snow frenzy here. I have to say, seems most people that live downtown don’t seem to be having too many problems gettin’ round. Maybe one more reason to live in a city?

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NYT: Magnum Archive Preservation

News Photos, on the Move, Make News In the middle of December two trailer trucks left New York City bound for Austin, Tex., packed with a precious and unusual cargo: the entire collection of pictures amassed over more than half a century by the Magnum photo cooperative, whose members have been among the world’s most [...]

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Cover of "M" Magazine in Abu Dhabi

Cover of "M" Magazine in Abu Dhabi

Just wanted to post a link to another recent cover I photographed. This time for a client in Abu Dhabi, “M” Magazine, which is the Saturday magazine for The National newspaper. Big ups to my friend Kerri Abrams for helping me secure the gig.

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Girlfriend Getaways assignment….

Girlfriend Getaways assignment....

I haven’t gotten the hard copy of the Girlfriends Getaway issue that has my images from a piece on Philadelphia, but I thought I might post the link and a few outtakes from the story. It was a fun assignment, not only because of the great locations, but becuase Girlfriend Getaways (and parent mag Budget [...]

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Ryan Donnell Photography's Moved.

Ryan Donnell Photography's Moved.

Hopefully this is the last time in a long, long time. So, please take note, our new address will be: 2202 St. Albans St. Philadelphia, PA 19146 All the phone numbers will be the same. And, most importantly, could anyone who works with one, please forward this address on to your accounts payable department. Thanks.

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Google Offering "Exposure," but No Pay

Great article in the Sunday New York Times about Google offering no pay, but “great exposure” for artists that give them illustrations for Google’s Chrome browser customized “skins.” “The first question I asked,” Mr. Taxali said in a recent interview, “is ‘What’s the fee?’” Mr. Taxali said that when he was told Google would pay [...]

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New York Times Publishes Cutest Photo Ever.

New York Times Publishes Cutest Photo Ever.

Big ups to AFP photographer Mike Clarke for taking the shot.

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The Freelancers Dilemma

Interesting look by Emily Bazelon at the difficulties of freelancing in this economy: Recession Takes a Toll on Freelance Livelihoods – NYTimes.com “Venkatesh sees a difference in how freelancers talk about the recession compared with workers who have been laid off. “They’re more alone, and they can’t help but feel like they did something wrong [...]

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We've All Experienced This.

Thanks to Colin Lenton for pointing me to it.

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PDN Photo Annual 2009

PDN Photo Annual 2009

If you haven’t gotten a chance to go through the recently released winner’s gallery for the 2009 PDN Photo Annual, go now.

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Inspiration: Phillip Toledano's "Days with My Father"

Inspiration: Phillip Toledano's "Days with My Father"

My brother, Jason, emailed me the other day a link to a photo essay by Phillip Toledano. If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s a wonderfully produced piece about Toledano’s last days with his aged father. And more than anything, it’s yet another great example of the power the Internet has for allowing storytellers to [...]

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Joe Torsella for Philadelphia Magazine

Joe Torsella for Philadelphia Magazine

I photographed U.S. Senate candidate Joe Torsella for this month’s Philadelphia Magazine. Joe was a very gracious subject. We bonded over his Catholic heritage and my marriage into Catholic heritage. He even told me a good joke about a priest, but, alas, this is a family-friendly blog and, thus, we won’t go there. Poor Joe, [...]

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"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 [...]

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Inspiration…..

Inspiration.....

Thanks to my buddy Nate Johnson for sharing this. He always sends the best photos.

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