Notes From the Home Office
News from Philadelphia editorial, advertising, and corporate photographer Ryan Donnell

So my talented younger brother, Colin, was in town last month. He was touring with the Broadway show Wicked. (He was playing Fiyero for all those who actually know the show.) It was great having him in town, since we haven’t lived in the same town for any length of time since I was in [...]

So I’m knee chin deep in production right now for a ad shoot, but I’ve got a little bit of news about a web launch. And on top of that, I’ve received a couple of nice shout-outs this week.

First, I’ve launched a dedicated site for my ongoing Philadelphia Polling Place Project. It was put together [...]

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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 photographers I’ve ever [...]

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Back from a short vacation to the Heartland to see the in-laws and my parents. I got a short note from my buddy Peter Dennen, the Director of Photography at Aurora Photos, letting me know that the agency has chosen to highlight some of my images in the Creative Hub section of their website.
I’ve always [...]