Curator – Photo Activist – Educator
With a degree in Peace Studies, photography & curation is a means of peace work to me in addition to being a visual art. Most of the 400+ exhibitions i have curated and organized were with artists, subject matter and locations that
Having seen the positive impact image making & exhibitions can have firsthand drives me to continue to work on the frontlines of this medium in places like the Kachin MicroNation, were the world’s media and NGO’s continue to ignore.
in addition to his own curitorial projects, ryan has worked as a guest curator and reviewer for several photo festivals & organizations
Most recently curating Rebels & Reform – a showcase of photography from Burma with 5 exhibitions.
Organizational Affiliations
Curatorial, Educational & Photo Activist Projects
selected past curation

Ansel Adams
Born Free & Equal

Diana Markosian
Goodbye my Chechnya

Jongwoo Park
Forbidden Forest

Hkun Li
Life on the front line

Noriko Hayashi
Unholy Matrimony

Mohammad Golchin
Mountain Schools

Athit Perawongmetha
Red Yellow

Seokjin Kim
Three-line slippers blues

Hkun Lat
The People’s War

Suthep Kritsanavarin
Sihpandon

Foundry Workshop
2012 selected works
(co-curated with Alison Morley)

Kachin Refugees
Let my voice be heard




Director – Curator & Founder of Doc Arts Asia & CDAF – Co-founder of f/28 Month of photography
In 2011 Ryan was awarded the Chanpnick grant from the prestigious W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
The grant is to “encourage and support leadership in fields ancillary to photojournalism”
He used the grant to start a photo gallery/library/theater/residency program & workshop center in Thailand to serve the South East Asia region & beyond.
In addition to my own projects Ryan loves to help out with other photo projects.
Some places Ryan works with include, International Photography Awards, UNESCO, The Photography Ethcis Centre, The Olympic Committee, Photo Lucida, Dali Photo Festival, Suwon Photo Festival, KyotoGraphie, UNPD, the EU, Red Dot Design Awards and more.
If you would like Ryan to be involved as a curator, juror, reviewer or instructor for other projects please get in touch