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Los Angeles fashion and portrait photographer Ryan West can often be found where he loves to be – behind the camera. “People often ask how I got my start in photography,” says Ryan. “I remember being a young kid and sneaking looks in my parent’s books – one of them being Salvador Dali, who left quite an impression. In junior high school my parents bought me a film point and shoot camera. From there I fell in love with taking photos.” Possessed with a photographer’s skilled eye and an artist’s vision, Ryan has managed to turn his artistic passion into a profession that specializes in documenting moments of beauty, elegance, and emotion.

Upon graduating with a business degree from Simon Fraser University in his hometown of Vancouver, Canada, the dual Canadian-US citizen got his start in the entertainment industry, gaining steady success as both a music producer and radio DJ. Ryan has been nominated for Best Radio Personality by the Urban Music Association of Canada and served as an urban music judge for the Junos, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys. The experience and success Ryan achieved in the music industry has since proven useful in his photographic endeavors.

Ryan continues to gain momentum in the photo industry both in the fashion and celebrity realms. He credits this to the time he moved to New York and assisted Alexi Lubomirski for several months before ultimately moving to Los Angeles to set up his own studio.

SELECT CLIENTS:

Elle, Essence, Emmy Magazine, Marie Claire Mexico, Huffington Post, Sharp, LA Weekly, Out, Seventeen Mexico, Glamour South Africa, BMW, Discovery Channel, GSN, Angeleno, Vulkan, Galore, US Weekly, Locale, Icon, Cliche, Institute, LaPalme, Absolutely, Creem, Papercut, Endless Rose, Hidden Jeans, THML, English Factory, ION, Bisous, RBC Bank

CELEBRITIES:

Cee Lo Green, Adrian Grenier, Jussie Smollett, 98 Degrees, Pooch Hall, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, Chad Michael Murray, Stephan James, Dev, Foster the People, Russell Peters, Warren G, Dennis Rodman, Brett Dier, Arianny Celeste, Draymond Green, Evander Kane, Shawn Johnson, Andrew East, Ephraim Salaam, Jennifer Williams, Martavis Bryant, Robert Myers, JaVale McGee, Niki Koss, Ally Maki, Violett Beane, Manny Montana, Tory Devon Smith, Gianna Martello, Sammi Sanchez, Garcelle Beauvais, Sharna Burgess, Parker Young, Chloe East, Grace Kaufman, Belle Shouse, Vernon Chatman, Jillian Spader, Nick Fink, Echo Kellum, Lizzy Greene, Dorothy Wang, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Jenna Ortega, Bailee Madison, Lucy Davis, Violett Beane and many more.

AWARDS:

Best of Los Angeles Award – Best New Fashion Photographer 2015

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