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Andy & Hugo
This past fall, two best friends posed for me in my first duo shoot! Andy, a gregarious New Jersey college junior studying to be a Spanish teacher, and Hugo, a cute waiter from Long Island, New York. Both boys grew up in South America, originally from Colombia.The photoshoot was Andy's idea. He ...
Andy & Hugo in the Drawing Studio
This past fall, two best friends posed for me in my first duo shoot! Andy, a gregarious New Jersey college junior studying to be a Spanish teacher, and Hugo, a cute waiter from Long Island, New York. Both boys grew up in South America, originally from Colombia.After our photoshoot, Andy and Hugo pos...
Censored
During my time on this platform, a lot of my photography and digital art has been censored. I've collected and resurrected this work here for you today: https://bit.ly/3GOJ1toMy artwork is sometimes about sensuality, and sometimes not. Nudity doesn't mean the work is automatically sensual, a...
Cody
Cody is a clinical psychology student from New York. This adorable ginger boy met up with me this summer for his first time modeling. After, I interviewed him about his debutβ¦Introduce yourself and explain why you became a part of this project.Hi everyone! My name is Cody, I'm 22 years old and...
Collages
My photographic collage work is inspired by visual artists TheSkinnyType and Omer Gaash and by the voyeuristic style of photographers Winter Vandenbrink and Facundo Alegre. By capturing many small moments of a single subject, and then combining them digitally, I am able to create mini-montages; litt...
Santi
Santi was born in Colombia and began studying ballet at a very early age, winning multiple scholarships and dancing in many incredible professional productions in Colombia and the United States, including The Nutcracker, Midsummer Nightβs Dream and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. He is now performing w...
The Quarantine Collage: Part 7
While we were all stuck inside during the pandemic, I asked my followers on instagram to send me photos of themselves for a new ongoing project I'm calling 'The Quarantine Collage".Even the most lonely selfie can be transformed into a living piece of art with a little digital magic! Send...
Pink Fantasies
Men are soft and squishy and pink. Canvases upon which to leave sweet reminders of love. In this series of photo edits, I remove all color but that lovely, boyish pink.Featured here is my recoloring of the work of vintage photographers, unknown photos from Tumblr/Pinterest/etc, and the following kno...
Lucas
A few months ago, my boyfriend and I made a trip down to Pennsylvania to meet a shy, young artist for a new photoshoot. Lucas Angel is a stunningly handsome (emerging) OnlyFans star with a quiet, secretive way about him. It was a pleasure to see him gain confidence and open up over the course of the...
Update & Print Shop! π
Hello, my wonderful patrons. It's been a difficult month; my last remaining instagram page @boysbyryan was deactivated. I have never posted anything that goes against the community guidelines, but now it's gone just like the last two pages. Almost 100,000 followers in total have been torn aw...
Vintage Inspiration Part 10
I love collecting and restoring vintage photos to use as inspiration for my shoots. I wish I could find the photographers of these photos and thank them for having the courage to take photos like these in a time when it was even less acceptable than it is now. There's something about vintage pho...
Nikolai in Nature
Nikolai is one of my favorite models. This 20-year-old Russian is absolutely adorable, yet strangely conscious considering his undeniable beauty. On our very first shoot it took him a while to feel comfortable stripping down. Eventually, he was willing to slide out of his tight jeans, revealing a pa...
The Quarantine Collage: Part 6
While we were all stuck inside during the pandemic, I asked my followers on instagram to send me photos of themselves for a new ongoing project I'm calling 'The Quarantine Collage".Even the most lonely selfie can be transformed into a living piece of art with a little digital magic! Send...
The Art of Grant
So many artists have asked to reinterpret my photos of Grant. Here are a collection of my favorite collaborations. I love collaging my digital work with various hand-made elements.Featuring:Digital drawing by Juan de la CruzWatercolor by Gabriel GarbowDigital drawing by Kade O'CaseyColored penci...
Boys by Ryan Preview - second half of 2021
I'm so excited to announce my upcoming slate of photo releases with the following models;Lucas, a model from PennsylvaniaNikolai, an artist from ConnecticutSanti, a dancer from TennesseeCody, a clinical psychology student from ConnecticutAndy & Hugo, friends from New Jersey
Beach Boys
I love visiting the seashore with my camera. A beautiful natural landscape, often brimming with young shirtless men... running, laughing, digging and splashing. It's so easy to fall in love with a sweet, unsuspecting smile or a perfect, sandy shape captured forever.My work in this collection is ...
Boys by Ryan
A look back on the last 2 years of models. Vote in the poll below to support your favorites!New work coming soon πΈ
Vintage Inspiration Part 9
I love collecting and restoring vintage photos to use as inspiration for my shoots. I wish I could find the photographers of these photos and thank them for having the courage to take photos like these in a time when it was even less acceptable than it is now. There's something about vintage pho...
Digital Art Collab with Hypercaustic
Digital artist Yu Xiang, aka Hypercaustic, created his own versions of my photos with models Andrew and Ryan, which I then used to collage together with the original photos. I love creating nude art that can push the boundaries of what is considered acceptable in online platforms. Why, as a culture,...
Andrew Returns
This past summer, I was able to plan out a safe and social distanced photo shoot with the gorgeous Andrew Haan. Andrew is a unique beauty; 21 years old, half-chinese, slender but with an extremely chiseled physique that he worked hard at while in quarantine in Vermont. He's always joking, grinni...
The Quarantine Collage: Part 5
While we've all been stuck inside during the pandemic, I asked my followers on instagram to send me photos of themselves for a new ongoing project I'm calling 'The Quarantine Collage".Even the most lonely selfie can be transformed into a living piece of art with a little digital magi...
Jack
My first nude photoshoot back in the summer of 2018 was at a Massachusetts park with ginger beauty Jack. Jack is a science major in college, somewhat shy and adorably nerdy. He reached out to me online to inquire about my process and share some selfies of his favorite underwear (heβs quite the und...
Colorful Edits 4
One of my favorite hobbies is recoloring my favorite images. I particularly love isolating and augmenting certain colors to highlight and bring life to certain aspects of a photograph. This technique can be found all across my portrait work. Featured here is my recoloring of some vintage photographe...
My Interview with Vanity Teen / The Lonely Avocado
I was recently featured in Vanity Teen and The Lonely Avocado, with several of my favorite pieces accompanying an interview about my work. I'm excited to share the full interview with you below-Q) You have an amazing eye for photographing such a natural state of being! Your models seem to have a...
Grant the Workman
Grant and I met this summer to explore the woods together for a new photoshoot. It was a wonderful break from quarantine to be outdoors and creating again. We couldnβt have asked for better weather. We began our work in wonderfully soft light, shrouded by storm clouds, continuing to shoot through ...
Snowy Self Portraits
Some rare photos of the photographer! The thick snow outside my house looked so incredible last week, that I had to grab a few photos- my boyfriend helped me out. β€οΈ
Vintage Inspiration Part 8
I love collecting and restoring vintage photos to use as inspiration for my shoots. I wish I could find the photographers of these photos and thank them for having the courage to take photos like these in a time when it was even less acceptable than it is now. There's something about vintage pho...
The Quarantine Collage: Part 4
While we've all been stuck inside during the pandemic, I asked my followers on instagram to send me photos of themselves for a new ongoing project I'm calling 'The Quarantine Collage".Even the most lonely selfie can be transformed into a living piece of art with a little digital magi...
Emil
Meet Emil, a 20-year-old artist and performer from New York City!After we collaborated remotely on a quarantine collage this past summer, Emil and I decided to explore a park in the city for a new photoshoot. An aspiring designer, singer and all-around artistic guy, Emil was very interested in my ph...
