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🇨🇦 Career photographer. Notably, National Geographic Image Collection, since 2007.

Pete Ryan is a veteran photojournalist known for his work with newspapers and magazines. He skillfully ventures behind the scenes to convey intimate and emotional narratives, showcasing his exceptional storytelling abilities. Ryan’s approach to documentary photography has evolved since his early work with renowned organizations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of International Sports Photographers, The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, TIME Magazine, Canadian Geographic Magazine, the National Film Board of Canada, CBC, CTV, and the Canada Council for the Arts. His collaborations with major institutions like National Geographic and the National Geographic Image Collection further establish his credibility and professional reputation.

11/01/2026

🇨🇦 Canada📍NL Photo by Pete Ryan 🇮🇪🇨🇦 | Near Tilting on Fogo Island, an abandoned vegetable garden lies hidden in wild overgrowth, its weathered wriggle fences and tangled blooms whispering stories of Irish-Newfoundland heritage. Here, wildflowers and hardy vegetables mingle with the remnants of old root cellars, as nature quietly reclaims what was once carefully tended.

Now, imagine a painter’s blank canvas—the freshness of Fogo Island in spring. Plein air artists and seekers of quiet adventure are invited to participate in a May 2027 on Fogo Island, where wild landscapes meet storied outports, and inspiration waits in the hush of wind and the sweep of open sky. As some people found out in Deborah Czernecky’s first workshop, sitting on the proverbial fence and procrastinating can leave you disappointed when you learn you’re now on the waiting list. Act promptly to participate in a second workshop. You can find the registration link in the pinned comment.
Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism
National Geographic History National Geographic Traveller 

10/27/2026

🇨🇦 Canada📍MB
Photos by Pete Ryan 🇮🇪🇨🇦 | The ultimate fixer-upper opportunity. Car included. (Some assembly and a time machine required).

10/25/2026

🇨🇦 Canada📍ON
Photos by Pete Ryan 🇮🇪🇨🇦 | Yeah, I know a little something about planes. I’ve always been fascinated by bush planes and where they can get in and out of. I’ve been retrieved from hard-to-get places, and the thing I look forward to is the sound of the plane returning, the drone of its engine echoing throughout the landscape. Here we have a variety of shots; most of the planes are vintage Noorduyn Norseman aircraft built between 1935 and 1959. The air-to-picture of the white, blue, and yellow Norseman appears in the 2003 Canadian survival drama film The Snow Walker; the aircraft’s engine develops mechanical trouble, stalls, and causes the bush pilot, Charlie Halliday (played by Barry Pepper), to lose control. The aircraft nose-dives, clips a glacial lake with its floats, and violently flips over onto the tundra where it becomes a totalled wreck. While the plane is destroyed, it remains intact as a crumpled, unburnt fuselage that the pilot and passenger use for temporary shelter. Their tests their courage, instincts, and ability to trust each other. I mention this fabulous film because it shows how these planes were used throughout the Canadian North.
National Geographic Traveller

10/21/2026

🇨🇦 Canada📍NL
Photo by Pete Ryan 🇮🇪🇨🇦 | The cemeteries on Ireland’s Eye, an abandoned island in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, served the historic fishing communities of Ireland’s Eye, Black Duck Cove, and Ivanhoe until the resettlement in 1965. Descendants and volunteer groups periodically visit to clear the overgrown Anglican burial grounds. Access to these grounds is possible only by boat.
Legendary Coasts
Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism

10/11/2026

🇨🇦 Canada📍SK
Photos by Pete Ryan 🇮🇪🇨🇦 | I have made it an annual tradition on Canadian Thanksgiving weekend to travel to the Canadian Prairies and document traditional prairie life. In this particular series of photographs, I requested and received permission from the Haven Hutterite Colony to photograph a harvest in western Saskatchewan.

Their denomination, Lehrerleut (German for ‘teacher’s people’), is one of the three principal traditional branches, or clan groups (Leut), of the Hutterian Brethren. Alongside the Dariusleut and Schmiedeleut, they are Anabaptist Christians who adhere to absolute pacifism, adult baptism, and a strict community of goods in which all property is owned communally.

The Lehrerleut group was established in 1877 in South Dakota, when a faction of Hutterite immigrants from Ukraine chose to live communally. Among the three Hutterite branches, the Lehrerleut are generally regarded as the most traditional and conservative in their rules, separation from secular society, and dress codes. For example, subtle external distinctions exist between the groups: Dariusleut men traditionally fasten their jackets with hooks and eyes, whereas Lehrerleut men use buttons.

After World War I, intense anti-German sentiment and persecution due to their conscientious objector status compelled the Lehrerleut and Dariusleut to relocate from the United States to Western Canada. Currently, Lehrerleut colonies are found exclusively in western North America, with significant concentrations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Nat Geo Documentary Films National Geographic History

09/29/2026

🇺🇸 USA📍MT
Photo by Pete Ryan 🇮🇪🇨🇦 | A vivid reminder of North America’s agricultural legacy is the old-fashioned wooden grain elevators. Most now stand silent or have been demolished. This loss affects economic viability, community, and even aesthetics.
Nat Geo Books Nat Geo Documentary Films

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Victoria, BC

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