Friday Fotos - Arizona Highways Magazine

This week's Friday Fotos theme is "symmetry" on the Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook page.  My photo of two Snowy Egrets looking upward at the same angle was one of the photos featured with other "symmetry" photos by other photographers. 

Photo of the Day

Arizona Highways Magazine

Happy Thanksgiving!

Published- Arizona Desert Views Calendar 2019

My photo of a Cottontail Rabbit is one of the featured photos in the Arizona Desert Views Magazine's yearly calendar for 2019.  

The Cottontail Rabbit was collecting twigs. They use the twigs to chew on to keep their teeth from growing too long.  This photo was taken at Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Arizona on April 25, 2018.

Arizona Highways Banner Photo

Published Banner Photo on Arizona Highways Magazine's website:

September 24, 2018

The West Fork area of Oak Creek Canyon - Sedona, Arizona

Purchase original image HERE:

Friday Fotos: Arizona Highways Magazine

This week's Friday Fotos theme is 'fall color'.

My photo of fall color was taken at Boyce Thompson Arboretum 

in Superior, Arizona.

Published in Friday Fotos: Theme - Black & White - Arizona Highways Magazine on Facebook

Today's Friday Fotos theme is: "Black &  White"

Arizona Highways Magazine on Facebook

Purchase image HERE

Published in Friday Fotos: Arizona Highways Magazine

Every week, Arizona Highways has a theme for Friday Fotos.  Today's theme is "Phoenix".  My photo of a Costa's hummingbird was included in today's Friday Fotos.  Purchase image HERE

Costa's Hummingbird - Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ.

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Photo Contest Featured Photo - Arizona Highways Magazine's

My photo of a Great Egret catching a small fish was a featured photo announcing the yearly Arizona Highways Magazine's photo contest.

Great Egret

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Purchase HERE

Published in Friday Fotos: Arizona Highways Magazine

"On Two Wheels"

Arizona Highways Magazine's Friday Fotos

Motorcyclists riding along Route 66.

Published in Arizona Highways Magazine, May 2018 issue

On Friday, I received a copy of Arizona Highways Magazine in the mail.  I was looking through it and when I got to page six, I saw a two-page spread of one of my photos of Snowy Egrets up in the air facing each other. 

Friday Fotos: Arizona Highways Magazine

My photo of a Gray Hawk was included today in Friday Fotos on the Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook page.

Photo of the Day -7/10/2018 Arizona Highways Magazine

Photo of the Day

Arizona Highways Magazine

7/10/2018

View the image on their website HERE

https://www.arizonahighways.com/sites/default/files/photo-of-the-day/071018_tamryan.jpg

My New Website on SmugMug

This week I created a new website on SmugMug.

https://tamryan.smugmug.com/

The Home page has a slideshow of images HERE

About

Tam Ryan is a nationally recognized nature and wildlife photographer based in Arizona, USA.  Her photo of Snowy Egrets was published in Arizona Highways Magazine, May 2018 issue and her photo of Black-necked Stilts was included in the Wildlife Finalists in Arizona Highways Magazine's 2018 photo contest. 

An upcoming publication of the Nature Conservancy Calendar 2019 will feature Tam Ryan's photo of a male House Finch.

Contact Tam Ryan from the Contact page on her website:     

 www.tamryan.smugmug.com
                             

    Other Publications and Awards:

• Nature Conservancy Calendar 2019 - House Finch
• Arizona Highways Magazine, May 2018, Snowy Egrets
• Wildlife Finalist in 2018 Arizona Highways Magazine's photo contest
• Arizona Desert Views Magazine's yearly calendars, 2018, 2017, 2016
• Cover Photo on Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook page January 2014
• Arizona Highways Magazine's weekly "Friday Fotos" on Facebook
• Arizona Highways e-book - Salt River Wild Horses
• Arizona Republic Newspaper, Phoenix, Arizona
• Arizona Daily Star Newspaper, Tucson, Arizona
• The Sun Newspaper, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
• Lake Havasu City Chamber of Commerce publications                                    
• London Bridge Days Brochures
• Havasu Magazine 
• Discover Havasu Magazine
• Guide to the Western Sunbelt 
• Colorado River Guide
• Lake Havasu Yacht Club Brochure
• Beachcomber RV Resort Brochure
• Lake Havasu Boat Tours business cards
• Travel Poker - A Retix Publication, May/June 1990 
• Mohave County Phone Book 1984 - Cover Photo
• First place award for "Skull Shadow", August 2009, judged by Glyn Davies, Professional Photographer, and Gallery.
• The winner in twelve categories, Arizona Office of Tourism Arizona Summer Scene 1992, judged by Carlos Elmer, renowned photographer for Arizona Highways Magazine
• The Grand Prize Winner - Lake Havasu area Film Commission's Film in Arizona Contest, May 1980
• Art show ribbons awarded as a member of Lake Havasu City Art Guild (1980's)

I received my first camera at age ten from my father, who had learned darkroom photography from a prominent photojournalist.  That first starter camera sparked my interest in photography from that day forward.  

By the time I was in my twenties, I realized that photography would be a part of the rest of my life.

I have lived in the Southwestern United States for over forty years.  My interests center on the region's unique attributes, especially its vast landscapes. Other interests include abstracts, abstracts in nature, desert flora, desert wildlife, and birds.

Being outside with nature is the most rewarding part of expressing myself with photography.  Its beauty and serenity evoke the creative spark that challenges me to portray what I see in the best possible light.

Contact Tam Ryan from the Contact link on her website:   HERE

View Blog:  HERE

                                                                   

                                    

                                   

                                    

                         


                         

                           

         

Friday Fotos: "Worth the Detour" -Arizona Highways Magazine - May 11, 2018

Near Jerome

Published in Arizona Highways Magazine's May 2018 Issue

My photo of Snowy Egrets is published in the May 2018 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine.

This milestone in my photography has been one of my many objectives during my endeavors as a photographer.  I am thankful for the exposure and for all of the wonderful opportunities that may come in the future.

Snowy Egrets photo is published in May 2018 Arizona Highways Magazine

This photo of me was taken by Lorraine Harrington Images on May 31, 2018

Gallery Showing - March 2018 Rancho Linda Vista Gallery

During the month of May 2018, my photography exhibit was held at Rancho Linda Vista in Oracle, Arizona.  Thirty-five images were on display and five images were sold.

Friday Fotos: Arizona Highways Magazine - March 23, 2018

My photo of American White Pelicans was published in today's Friday Fotos on the Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook page.  These pelicans have been spending some time at Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert off an on since January 2018.

Friday Fotos: You're My Favorite - March 16, 2018

Arizona Highways Magazine's Friday Fotos - March 16, 2016 

Tam Ryan Photography Exhibit - Rancho Linda Vista Gallery

Tam Ryan Photography Exhibit

Rancho Linda Vista Gallery

Oracle, Arizona

Some history about Rancho Linda Vista: 

http://www.interstice.us/rlvweb/whowhy.htm

Friday Fotos: Arizona Highways Magazine - "Spring in Arizona"

Friday Fotos: "Spring in Arizona"

My wildflower photo was included today in Friday Fotos on the Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook page.

Friday Fotos theme: "love" - Arizona Highways Magazine on Facebook

Today's Friday Fotos is "love" 
for a Valentine's Day theme:

Black-necked Stilts show affection after they have just mated.

Nature Conservancy Calendar

My photo of a male House Finch will be published in the 2019 Nature Conservancy calendar.  

The calendar is a fundraising piece that goes out to current and prospective TNC members.

Wildlife Finalist in Arizona Highways Magazine's Photo Contest

Wildlife Finalist 

Black-necked Stilts

Friday Fotos: Arizona Highways Magazine

Today's Friday Fotos theme is Groundhog Day on the Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook page. 

My photo of these Round-tailed Ground Squirrels was published in their Friday Fotos:

A Finalist in 2018 Arizona Highways Magazine's Photo Contest

One of my photos of Black-necked Stilts is included as a finalist in the "Wildlife" category for the 2018 Arizona Highways Magazine's photo contest! View images HERE

More judging to be announced for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Honorable Mention in the near future.

Black-necked Stilts 

Gilbert Water Ranch

Gilbert, Arizona

Published: Arizona Highways Magazine's Friday Fotos

Today's Friday Fotos theme on the Arizona Highways Magazine's page on Facebook is 

"Black and White".

My photo of a ghostly flight image of Snowy Egrets and Great Egrets was included in today's Friday Fotos.

Published: Friday Fotos-Arizona Highways Magazine

Theme: Arizona's Deserts 

My photo of two coyotes running at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum was posted today along with many other wonderful photos from other photographer's images.

Coyote's Chase

Photo Art

I have been experimenting with two photo editing tools for creating photo art, Dreamscopeapp.com, and PhotoScape.org. 

Dreamscopeapp.com converts the images to many types of art styles. The images are a very small JPEG which makes it okay for using on small product items created in my Zazzle.com product store (TamRyanPhoto) or small items on my website, www.tamryan.com.

Dreamscope Images made from my photos of birds and one of some visitors to the Sedona airport view during the sunset.

PhotoScape.org is a photo editing tool which has many options for editing such as converting a photo to an art piece using a Colored Pencil or Watercolor Pencil filter: 

Great Egret Bathing at Gilbert Water Ranch

On January 5, 2018, about twenty Great Egrets and a couple of Snowy Egrets showed up at pond 2 at Gilbert Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona. They were mostly resting. But, this particular Great Egret was sitting low in the water until it finally dipped its head in the pond to start a bathing ritual. These are a few of the images that I captured during that morning.

Zazzle Procucts

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New products have been added to my Zazzle.com product store.  Some of the new items are Greeting cards, postcards, postage stamps, coffee cups and stainless steel coffee mugs.  Other items include Valentine's cards, Greeting cards, Postcards, Mousepads and business cards.  The images are from my own photography using the original photo images or creating a photo art image to use on the products.  I have created Collections on the website where items are grouped in themes, as well.

Click this link to enter my Zazzle products store: HERE

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