I grew up where the summers stuck on your skin like honey and lemonade. I grew up in a valley surrounded by the giants of nature and beauty of silence. I am a professional Los Angeles-based freelance outdoor photographer, brand ambassador, and visual storyteller.

"...Ryan provokes wonder with every photograph he captures."
- Nations Foundation

I have this wild idea that there is a ridiculous amount of beauty in the world and the more we exercise the muscle of recognizing it, calling it out, and making it ourselves, the easier it becomes to see. I have a passion for the preservation and restoration of our planet and its inhabitants. I’m a husband to an eternally-patient wife, father to two of the most personality-filled daughters, friend to those who can love life, and passionate devourer of sushi.

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What people say

"...Ryan provokes wonder with every photograph he captures."
- Nations Foundation

What people say

"Ryan Longnecker is one of those one-of-a-kind adventurers you wish you could quit your day job to become."
- Newnique Magazine

What people say

"...He's an artist from sun up to sun down pouring all of his creativity efforts into something productive."
- Jimmy Beech (Alien Skin Software)
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