Ryan McGinley
Ryan McGinley
Ryan McGinleyis an American photographer living in New York City. McGinley began making photographs in 1998. In 2003, at the age of 25, he was one of the youngest artists to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He was also named Photographer of the Year in 2003 by American Photo Magazine. In 2007, McGinley was awarded the Young Photographer Infinity Award by the International Center of Photography. In 2009, he was honored at The Young...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth17 October 1977
CityRamsey, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Ryan McGinley quotes about
I want to venture into film more, and I think that a nice way to transition into doing that would be a documentary. I think it would be interesting to find one person that really fascinated me or maybe a band and travel with them, but I don't think I could do it like I used to do it.
Just having the camera, being able to pull back from situations and be an observer, it saved my life... I realised I could find these intimate moments and that people trusted me. That, basically, my camera was magic.
I'm just a photographer, not a movie star.
I've been attracted to Kate Moss since I was a teenager.
I went through a pretty big David Bowie period when I was younger, and that has affected me profoundly in my life and my work.
It's weird being a photographer because you really have to divorce yourself from the image.