A born and raised New Yorker who recently transplanted to Los Angeles, Ryan Pfluger received their MFA in Photo, Video & Related Media from the School of Visual Arts in 2007. Constantly exploring what portraiture means presently in our culture, their photographs deal with the subtlety of body posture, the gaze and how sexuality influences image making. Captivated by nostalgia, their work often deals with creating memories or memorializing objects and places. Most importantly, they allow their subjects to be present. Ryan latest book, HOLDING SPACE, was published by Princeton Architectural Press and released in the fall of 2022. The photographs in this book are a space for marginalized people to be celebrated, and have control over their narrative.

Client list

Abercrombie & Fitch
Airbnb
GQ
Netflix
SquareSpace
Teen Vogue
The New York Times
Time Magazine
Todd Snyder
Uniqlo