Sedona Fall Color

Flagstaff Fall Color

Published: Granite Dells at Watson Lake - Prescott, Arizona

Published in Arizona Highways Magazine's blog: 

November 24, 2014

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Granite Dells at Watson Lake - Prescott, Arizona

Published in Arizona Highways Magazine's Blog

Granite Dells at Watson Lake

Prescott, Arizona

November 24, 2014 

Today, I was very pleased to be featured in today's Arizona Highways Magazine's blog titled "Prescott Circle Trail Nears Completion."  To read about this new trail around the city of Prescott, Arizona, please visit their blog HERE.

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Published: Friday Fotos on Arizona Highways Magazine's Blog

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One of my images was included today in Friday Fotos for Arizona Highways Magazine's blog theme, "black and white".  Thank you Arizona Highways Magazine for including my West Fork in Oak Creek Canyon photo!  Congratulations to all of my photographer friends who were included, as well.  It is always a great pleasure to be included with so many talented photographers!

West Fork  |  Tam Ryan Photography

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Sunbeams

The monsoon weather in Arizona is in full swing now.  The clouds and light danced around the desert as weather conditions changed throughout the day and evening.  These images were taken before sunset showing the many beams of light in the sky and the light that spread over Piestewa Peak and a portion of the McDowell Mountains today, August 2, 2014.

Sunbeam:
Poem by Anna Akhmatova

23 June 1889 - 5 March 1966 / Odessa

I pray to the sunbeam from the window -
It is pale, thin, straight.
Since morning I have been silent,
And my heart - is split.
The copper on my washstand
Has turned green.
But the sunbeam plays on it
So charmingly.
How innocent it is, and simple,
In the evening calm,
But to me in this deserted temple
It's like a golden celebration
And a consolation.

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"Beams of Light"  Photo prints available HERE

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"Light Walker"  Photo prints available HERE

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Published Photos in Arizona Highways Magazine's Blog in Friday Fotos - July 18, 2014

It is a great honor to have been included again in Friday Fotos in the Arizona Highways Magazine's blog on July 18, 2014.  The theme for this blog was "Great Escapes".  I submitted the maximum of two images and both were chosen this week along with many other excellent photographers photos, some of whom I know personally or am familiar with as Facebook friends.  

As always, the photos in my blog may be purchased through my website.  Prints are available as art prints, canvas prints, metal prints, acrylic prints, framed prints and Greeting Cards.

Summer Sunrise on the Salt River

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Sunset Drama

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Published: News Channel 10 - Phoenix, Arizona

Summer Sunrise on The Salt River
Arizona

July 21, 2014 

Featured on the morning weather segment of News Channel 10, Phoenix, Arizona.

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My Journey as a Photographer

Looking back at the way I became interested in photography has made me realize how lucky I have been to have had two father's who were influential in my upbringing.  At age ten, I received my first point and shoot film camera in 1960 from my father, Dave Ryan. I took some pictures with it while visiting Rome, Italy for a sixth month stay with my family. My step-father, JohnHuggler, a composer and jazz musician,  had received his first of two Guggenheim Grants. The next camera was another point and shoot until I graduated in 1968 from Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts.

My father, Dave, was the first to recognize the value of photography, having taken darkroom instruction from the prominent photo-journalist of that time, W. Eugene Smith in New York City. After my father, Dave, moved to Japan, he sent me my first good 35 mm camera, the Asahi Pentax. It didn't have a light meter, so I purchased one and started on my journey by learning the basics of setting f. stops and shutter speed according to the light meter's recommendations. From those beginnings, I had the Asahi Pentax, Chinon, a Canon A-1 and then the Nikon 8008s film camera and a Bronica GS-1 medium format. In 2006, I got my first digital camera and after having two other digital cameras, I traded John's old Nikon camera system for a Nikon D300.

My father, John, became interested in photography, as well. He had the opportunity to meet Ansel Adams during one of our summer vacations driving through California. My mother, Mardean and my father, John, were both very supportive of me pursuing photography and had given me several of Ansel Adam's photography books.

When I moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona in 1977, I became more involved with photography by contributing to the local newspaper, and my photos were published in local magazine publications. I, also, took a  taking a darkroom class at the community college which led to a job at the newspaper.

In 1997, I moved to Mesa, Arizona where I have become very active with photography Meetup groups. I am out as often as possible taking pictures of the subjects that interest me most. I enjoy many subjects such as landscapes, desert flora, birds, abstracts in nature and abstracts in architecture. Please visit my website to see the variety of images that are for sale. The link to my website is www.tamryan.com.

This is a Father's Day tribute to both of my father's (and my mother, of course) who have been very influential in helping me develop my interest in photography. It has been the passion of my life to learn more about photography and to pursue the next image that inspires me.

Through the Magical Mists of Time

"A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence."  - Pam Brown


There is something very special about walking on the same ground where these Wild Horses roam along The Salt River in Arizona.  Through the magical mists of time, these majestic wild horses have sparked our imaginations and have shown us the way to true freedom.

Salt River Wild Horses

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Monsoon Magic

“Rain clouds come floating in, not to muddy my days ahead, but to make me calm, happy and hopeful.” 

-  rajuda

The stormy weather is here for a couple of months here in the Valley of the Sun.  Phoenix and the outlying areas are experiencing sand storms, thunder and a nice show of lightning adorning the skies.  I look forward to this time of year, despite the hotter temperatures.  The clouds make for some very dramatic photography for sunsets and storms in the Arizona desert! It is a magical time of year when we photographers go storm chasing.  Here are a few of my images of the monsoon weather and sunsets.

Arizona Sunset

Storm clouds fill the sky, catching the last light of the setting sun..

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Storm Clouds hover and envelop the Arizona desert in Apache Junction.

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A classic Arizona Sunset

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Monsoon Madness

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Dust Storm over Superstition Mountain

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Cathedral Rock

Cathedral Rock - Sedona, Arizona

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Spring Creek View

Spring Creek

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Spring Creek in Sedona, Arizona

On Sunday, June 29, 2014, I took a hike with some photographer friends and some new friends made in Sedona.  This is one of the beautiful spots along a part of Oak Creek Canyon that we saw.

Spring Creek

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Secluded Spring Creek

Spring Creek
Sedona, Arizona

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Reflection Pond

This spot is one of my favorite reflection ponds within West Fork in Oak Creek Canyon.  Sedona, Arizona has so many beautiful scenic spots and this one is especially healing and soothing.  

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A Flowering Bud - poem by Tam Ryan

During many of my visits to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona, there have been many beautiful spring flowers and cactus flowers in bloom.  This is one of many favorite images that I have photographed.

A flowering bud

Creeping up from

Hollow roots

To form perfectly

© 1963 Tam Ryan

Flowering Bud

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Fragrant Streams

Fragrant streams - flowers

Smells...and all of 

Nature's bells...

Alas, in a dream

© 1963 Tam Ryan

West Fork in Oak Creek Canyon

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Sunset Swirls

"You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds"

Henry David Thoreau

Sunset Swirls

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Photographic Poetry

Trees are beautiful

Shape and all

Leaves that fall

© 1963 Tam Ryan

Off and on, since I was a youngster and through my adulthood, I have written a few poems over the years. The influence, I'm sure, came from my mother, who was a poet.  I will share some of my other poems in the future from time to time.  

Reaching Out

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The Desert

"I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama."

Ang Lee

Desert Afternoon
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Birds of a Feather

"There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before."

Robert Lynd (1879 - 1949)

The Blue Lion and Other Essays

These are some of my favorite water bird images from the past few years. Many of them were taken at Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona and one at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona.

Featured Cover Photo - Arizona Highways Magazine on Facebook, January 2014

Egrets at Gilbert Water Ranch

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Black-necked Stilt

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A resident Goose at Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona

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Canada Goose

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Canada Goose

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Pied-billed Grebes

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Snowy Egret

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West Fork in Oak Creek Canyon

Oak Creek Dreams

A dream of West Fork in Oak Creek

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At the end of this month, I will be travelling to Sedona, Arizona with some photographer friends to take pictures and meet a new contact who lives in Oak Creek.  A picnic and a photo adventure awaits us in one of the most beautiful landscapes in Arizona.

It's a Dry Heat

Skull Shadow

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When I was visiting friends of my parents in Oracle, Arizona back in June 1998, I found this skull on the back of their home.  It was luck that I had decided to walk into their back yard to view some of the other art that they had on display.  When I turned around, I saw this perfect shadow being cast from the skull.

Papago Park

January 3, 2014

Papago Park on a cool January afternoon, is the place to be for bird watching, photographing and fishing. It is June 19 now and I am longing for those cooler temperatures.  We have a long, hot summer ahead of us here in the Valley of the Sun.  Plans are in the works for a trip up north to Sedona where beautiful scenery, the company of photographer friends and a new friend to be will be enjoyed.

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Summer Days

Red Mountain and The Salt River

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June

The sun is rich

and gladly pays

In golden hours

Silver days

And long green weeks

That never end

School's out

The time is ours to spend

There's Little League

Hopscotch, the creek,

And after supper

Hide and seek

The live-long light

Is like a dream

*Poem from the book "A Child's Calendar" written by John Updike*

The Salt River

Arizona Highways Magazine's Photo of the Day - April 30, 2014
Photo of the Day/Black-and-White Wednesday

The Salt River
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The Salt River

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The Salt River

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The Dawn of a New Age

Superstition Mountain Sunrise

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"And even the sun

in dawn chorus sings,

a celestial melody to the earth

below."

- Tjaden

My Journey as a Photographer

Great Egrets
Cover photo - Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook Page
January 2014

This is a Father's Day tribute to both of my fathers (and my mother, of course) who have been very influential in helping me develop my interest in photography. It has been the passion of my life to learn and pursue the next image that inspires me.

Looking back at the way I became interested in photography has made me realize how lucky I have been to have had two father's who were influential in my upbringing. At age ten, I received my first point and shoot film camera in 1960 from my father, Dave Ryan. I took some pictures with it while visiting Rome, Italy for a 6 month stay with my step-father, John Huggler, a composer and jazz musician, who had received his first Guggenheim Grant. The next camera was another point and shoot until I graduated in 1968 from Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts.

My father, Dave, was the first to recognize the value of photography, having taken darkroom instruction from the prominent photo-journalist of that time, W. Eugene Smith in New York City. After my father, Dave, moved to Japan, he sent me my first good 35 mm camera, the Asahi Pentax. It didn't have a light meter, so I purchased one and started on my journey by learning the basics of setting f. stops and shutter speed according to the light meter's recommendations. From those beginnings, I then had several cameras. I had a Chinon, a Canon A-1 and then the Nikon 8008s film cameras and a Bronica GS-1 medium format camera. In 2006, I got my first digital camera. Just last year, I traded John's old Nikon camera system for a Nikon D300.

My father, John, became interested in photography, as well. He had the opportunity to meet Ansel Adams during one of our summer vacations driving through California. My mother, Mardean and my father, John, were both very supportive of me pursuing photography.

When I moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona in 1977, I became more involved with photography by contributing to the local newspaper and was published in local magazine publications. Then, I took a darkroom developing and printing class at the community college. The class led to a job working for the local newspaper.

In 1997, I moved to Mesa, Arizona where I have become very active with photography Meetup groups. I am out as often as possible taking pictures of the subjects that interest me most. I enjoy landscapes, desert flora, birds, abstracts in nature and abstracts in architecture. Please visit my website to see the variety of images that are for sale. The links are: 

http://www.tamryan.artistwebsites.com 

http://www.tamryan.com

Friday Fotos

An opportunity to participate in sharing my photos on the Facebook page for Arizona Highways Magazine's blog started when I submitted my first image on October 14, 2011. Since then, I have had over 60 images shared on their Word Press blog.

View the list and links to each image published in Friday Fotos on my Facebook page here:

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Photo Book:
Arizona Treasures

Cover Photo on Arizona Highways Magazine's Facebook Page

In January 2014, my image of Great Egrets was used as the Arizona Highways Magazine's Cover photo on their Facebook page for about two weeks. I was thrilled and honored to have had my photo chosen as a Cover photo along with so many other talented photographers who's work has graced their cover. As of today's date, June 14, 2014, there are 1327 Likes and 139 Shares of my Egrets photo.

Arizona Highways Magazine's Cover on Facebook

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© 2014 Tam Ryan Photography | All Rights Reserved