Josh Ryan is an American fashion photographer, based in Los Angeles, known for his work with

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. K ...

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, and Maxim.

Career

Josh Ryan is originally from

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, but moved to Los Angeles, at the age of 21, to work in the nightclub industry. Photography became a hobby of his during this time and in 2006, a friend he was shooting referred him to Playboy as they were looking for new photographers. He began shooting for Playboy Online, transitioned into Special Editions and Cyber Club, segued into Playboy Plus for their launch year and then finally shot for the magazine in November 2012. As the Senior Photographer at Playboy from 2006 to 2016, Ryan was responsible for transforming Playboy's signature "girl next door" look into more fashion forward pictorials incorporating his penchant for luxury cars, Mid-Century Modern architecture and of course unveiling female nudity with subtlety. His prime focus for each spread was to capture the beauty and aesthetics of the pictorial not only through an admiration for the female form, but also for the mise-en-scene of the production. Since Playboy, Josh Ryan has worked closely with

Paul Marciano Paul Marciano (born ) is a French-born American fashion designer, businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Guess? Inc; his black-and-white advertisements have won numerous Clio awards. Initially run by all four Marcia ...

shooting campaigns for

. He's also shot advertising campaigns for Marciano, Koral Activewear, Nasty Gal, A.Ché Swimwear, and Baci Lingerie. His photography to date has been featured in magazines such as

Treats! ''treats!'' (often referred to as ''Treats'', ''Treats!'', ''Treats Magazine'' or ''Treats! Magazine'') is an American limited-edition erotica and fine arts magazine that is primarily available by subscription. The magazine, which debuted in 201 ...

, Maxim, and Galore.

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Cosmopolitan.com 2016 interviewshootthecenterfold.com 2016 interview
Living people Playboy photographers 1974 births {{US-photographer-stub