Photos by Ryan Buford

To freeze a moment in time and display it from your own point of view is pretty spectacular. To take reality and transform it into art. It's so easy to pass through a place and miss most of what it has to offer. Photography forces you to slow down, to be somewhere longer than planned, or to transport someone else somewhere entirely new.

I grew up in the Midwest with a camera in my hand before I really knew what to do with it. I've been shooting seriously since 2013, self-taught, learning by doing. In 2018 I moved to India, and in 2019 to Singapore, where I've been based ever since. Asia was never part of the plan, but it's opened up a part of the world I never expected to call home.

My work spans travel, culture, landscape, wildlife, and astrophotography, with a particular focus on Asia and the stories hiding in plain sight across the region.

I hope you enjoy the work as much as I enjoyed making it. Prints are available in the shop and licensing inquiries are always welcome.