James Nachtwey's XDR-TB Project

Work that needs to be seen. Nachtwey's new story on extreme drug resistant tuberculosis.

Also see his recent 20 minute TED talk. Very interesting if you are a fan or have not seen him speak before.

Lumberjacks

Watch and listen - "The Sawyers of Deer Valley" audio slideshow

Goats

Taxidermy multimedia

Check out this audio slideshow on taxidermy.

Recent work

sly fox

inspired by nas. 

Tennis

Kyla and Brandon's Web Gallery

http://ryderpictures.com/kylabrandon

Kyla and Brandon

I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to work with. Kyla and Brandon are great people and their wedding was a tear-jerker and a really special thing to be a part of. I'll post some more later.

Dupay court appearance

I was the pool photographer for a court story that the AP was interested in, which meant that a lot of news outlets picked up my photos, including msnbc, yahoo, washingtonpost.com and usatoday.com. Pretty exciting to see my work all over like that. 

Teddy Dupay is a former Florida basketball player who is charged with a rape and kidnapping that allegedly took place at an upscale resort at Deer Valley.

Softball

wow....Triple Crown World Series of Softball...rolls into town and takes over Park City ...you can imagine the chants, the decorated cars, the teen girl madness...

Rodeo - Oakley, Utah

Mountain Biking

Well the first week of work was pretty damn fun. I met and photographed the attorney general of Afghanistan, shot a rodeo, a huge mountain biking tournament, and a million other things. Below are some biking pics. Thanks for looking.

Aztec in DF

Here is a link to some of my work from time spent with a family of Aztec dancers who work in Mexico City. This was part of my project during the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop.

http://ryderpictures.com/aztec/

Eddie Adams workshop

I feel truly honored to have been accepted into the Eddie Adams workshop for this October. Barnstorm XXI is a class of talented photojournalists and it humbles me when I see who is on that list. 

Here is a link to the roster.

Foundry workshop

I am currently in Mexico City having an amazing experience photographing a family of Aztec dancers while participating in the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop. The week is an intense schedule of shooting, critiques, slide shows and lack of sleep. Highly recommended.

New work in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Follow this link to see a Seattle P-I gallery with my images from a story on the women's pro football team in Seattle, the Majestics. My images are mixed in with P-I photographer Grant Haller's, and mine begin at photo number 2.

Here is a link to the full story with text.

These ladies are great athletes, and cool people too.

Lightning

I just moved to Park City, Utah and it was beautiful and sunny. That was a relief after suffering through a long, dreary, never-ending winter in Seattle. Then we got snow and lightning tonight. Living in the mountains is a blast though...uh, yes the pun was intended...

Suzanne and Anthony Wedding

Take a look at their wedding gallery. What a way to start the wedding season! Suzanne and Anthony were so laid back and fun to work with. Thanks guys.

papparazi

did i spell that right?

here is a snap from a wedding i just shot. thanks for looking.