boysbyryan

Andy & Hugo

This past fall, two best friends posed for me in my first duo shoot! Andy, a gregarious New Jersey college junior studying to be a Spanish teacher, and Hugo, a cute waiter from Long Island, New York. Both boys grew up in South America, originally from Colombia.The photoshoot was Andy's idea. He first reached out to me on instagram last year, begging to model, telling me he was my "#1 fan". No stranger to sharing his body for art, Andy has also posed for photographer Bobby Augustine a...

Andy & Hugo in the Drawing Studio

This past fall, two best friends posed for me in my first duo shoot! Andy, a gregarious New Jersey college junior studying to be a Spanish teacher, and Hugo, a cute waiter from Long Island, New York. Both boys grew up in South America, originally from Colombia.After our photoshoot, Andy and Hugo posed for artist Scott Emmons in his Long Island studio, and I documented the process. Andy has posed for Scott many times, and it was incredible to photograph him amongst all of these beautiful drawings...

Censored

During my time on this platform, a lot of my photography and digital art has been censored. I've collected and resurrected this work here for you today: https://bit.ly/3GOJ1toMy artwork is sometimes about sensuality, and sometimes not. Nudity doesn't mean the work is automatically sensual, and vice versa. These are two qualities that may or may not correlate depending on the situation. And both nudity and sensuality are incredibly stigmatized, especially in men. The amount of unfair cens...

Cody

Cody is a clinical psychology student from New York. This adorable ginger boy met up with me this summer for his first time modeling. After, I interviewed him about his debut…Introduce yourself and explain why you became a part of this project.Hi everyone! My name is Cody, I'm 22 years old and I am originally from Long Island New York, but I am now living in NYC! A fun fact about me is that I love to read and write and I would describe myself as a nerd.Why did you become a part of this pho...

Collages

My photographic collage work is inspired by visual artists TheSkinnyType and Omer Gaash and by the voyeuristic style of photographers Winter Vandenbrink and Facundo Alegre. By capturing many small moments of a single subject, and then combining them digitally, I am able to create mini-montages; little scenes that play out in one photograph. This effect is also known as 'Multiplicity Photography'.Today I share a selection of my favorite collages from the past 3 years. Enjoy!Check out all ...

Santi

Santi was born in Colombia and began studying ballet at a very early age, winning multiple scholarships and dancing in many incredible professional productions in Colombia and the United States, including The Nutcracker, Midsummer Night’s Dream and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. He is now performing with a dance company in Tennessee.Like many of my models, Santiago and I connected on instagram when he discovered my work. I was immediately taken with his incredible, graceful beauty and excited abou...

The Quarantine Collage: Part 7

While we were all stuck inside during the pandemic, I asked my followers on instagram to send me photos of themselves for a new ongoing project I'm calling 'The Quarantine Collage".Even the most lonely selfie can be transformed into a living piece of art with a little digital magic! Send me a message if you also want to join the collage!Today, I'm featuring these beautiful contributors from all over the world:Karl, a scientist from Ireland@kcskittles12Jesús, a dancer from Venezu...

Pink Fantasies

Men are soft and squishy and pink. Canvases upon which to leave sweet reminders of love. In this series of photo edits, I remove all color but that lovely, boyish pink.Featured here is my recoloring of the work of vintage photographers, unknown photos from Tumblr/Pinterest/etc, and the following known sources-My photoshoots with AndrewMy photoshoots with GrantMy photoshoots with NarcisoMy photoshoots with RyanMy photoshoot with DavidMy photoshoot with JackMy photoshoot with EmilPhotographer Stev...

Lucas

A few months ago, my boyfriend and I made a trip down to Pennsylvania to meet a shy, young artist for a new photoshoot. Lucas Angel is a stunningly handsome (emerging) OnlyFans star with a quiet, secretive way about him. It was a pleasure to see him gain confidence and open up over the course of the shoot. The first location we visited was a massive park, complete with cliffs, waterfalls and rocks along a river. A beautiful backdrop for Lucas to explore in the nude.After our shoot, I sat down wi...

Update & Print Shop! 😀

Hello, my wonderful patrons. It's been a difficult month; my last remaining instagram page @boysbyryan was deactivated. I have never posted anything that goes against the community guidelines, but now it's gone just like the last two pages. Almost 100,000 followers in total have been torn away from me.SO... I have been busy researching other ways to share my work, and I'm excited to announce I decided to open a print shop!Each image on this new website may be purchased as a large var...

Vintage Inspiration Part 10

I love collecting and restoring vintage photos to use as inspiration for my shoots. I wish I could find the photographers of these photos and thank them for having the courage to take photos like these in a time when it was even less acceptable than it is now. There's something about vintage photos that has always inspired me. A raw, naturalistic look that isn't sought after anymore.

Nikolai in Nature

Nikolai is one of my favorite models. This 20-year-old Russian is absolutely adorable, yet strangely conscious considering his undeniable beauty. On our very first shoot it took him a while to feel comfortable stripping down. Eventually, he was willing to slide out of his tight jeans, revealing a pair of classic white briefs beneath, his signature undergarment. I immediately noticed he was very well-endowed, and as the excitement of the shoot started to build, I noticed him popping at the waistb...

The Quarantine Collage: Part 6

While we were all stuck inside during the pandemic, I asked my followers on instagram to send me photos of themselves for a new ongoing project I'm calling 'The Quarantine Collage".Even the most lonely selfie can be transformed into a living piece of art with a little digital magic! Send me a message if you also want to join the collage!Today, I'm featuring these beautiful contributors from all over the world:Victor, business student from Brazil@victorreiscDylan, a model from Cal...

The Art of Grant

So many artists have asked to reinterpret my photos of Grant. Here are a collection of my favorite collaborations. I love collaging my digital work with various hand-made elements.Featuring:Digital drawing by Juan de la CruzWatercolor by Gabriel GarbowDigital drawing by Kade O'CaseyColored pencil drawing by Pete BridgstockPencil drawing by InktimusOil painting Alfonso Del Moral

Boys by Ryan Preview - second half of 2021

I'm so excited to announce my upcoming slate of photo releases with the following models;Lucas, a model from PennsylvaniaNikolai, an artist from ConnecticutSanti, a dancer from TennesseeCody, a clinical psychology student from ConnecticutAndy & Hugo, friends from New Jersey

Beach Boys

I love visiting the seashore with my camera. A beautiful natural landscape, often brimming with young shirtless men... running, laughing, digging and splashing. It's so easy to fall in love with a sweet, unsuspecting smile or a perfect, sandy shape captured forever.My work in this collection is inspired by the collage work of visual artists TheSkinnyType and Omer Gaash and by the voyeuristic photography style of Winter Vandenbrink and Facundo Alegre. By capturing many small moments of a sing...

Boys by Ryan

A look back on the last 2 years of models. Vote in the poll below to support your favorites!New work coming soon 📸

Favorite Model Poll

Vintage Inspiration Part 9

I love collecting and restoring vintage photos to use as inspiration for my shoots. I wish I could find the photographers of these photos and thank them for having the courage to take photos like these in a time when it was even less acceptable than it is now. There's something about vintage photos that has always inspired me. A raw, naturalistic look that isn't sought after anymore.

Digital Art Collab with Hypercaustic

Digital artist Yu Xiang, aka Hypercaustic, created his own versions of my photos with models Andrew and Ryan, which I then used to collage together with the original photos. I love creating nude art that can push the boundaries of what is considered acceptable in online platforms. Why, as a culture, must we constantly draw an arbitrary line between what is artistic and what is erotic?You can find more of Yu's work on his instagram page.

Andrew Returns

This past summer, I was able to plan out a safe and social distanced photo shoot with the gorgeous Andrew Haan. Andrew is a unique beauty; 21 years old, half-chinese, slender but with an extremely chiseled physique that he worked hard at while in quarantine in Vermont. He's always joking, grinning wildly and sticking out his tongue at the camera. Unlike the first time we shot, he had no problem stripping down completely, offering his entire body to our shared art. My first post-pandemic shoo...

The Quarantine Collage: Part 5

While we've all been stuck inside during the pandemic, I asked my followers on instagram to send me photos of themselves for a new ongoing project I'm calling 'The Quarantine Collage".Even the most lonely selfie can be transformed into a living piece of art with a little digital magic! Send me a message if you also want to join the collage!Today, I'm featuring these beautiful contributors from all over the world:Jesús, a dancer from Venezuela@esjesusramirezDavid, a graphic d...

Jack

My first nude photoshoot back in the summer of 2018 was at a Massachusetts park with ginger beauty Jack. Jack is a science major in college, somewhat shy and adorably nerdy. He reached out to me online to inquire about my process and share some selfies of his favorite underwear (he’s quite the underwear enthusiast)! Like many young gay men, Jack didn’t yet have an outlet for sexual and artistic expression in his everyday life. I was happy to offer him the chance to explore.This month I relea...

Colorful Edits 4

One of my favorite hobbies is recoloring my favorite images. I particularly love isolating and augmenting certain colors to highlight and bring life to certain aspects of a photograph. This technique can be found all across my portrait work. Featured here is my recoloring of some vintage photographers, unknown photos from Tumblr/Pintrest/etc, and the following known sources-Vintage Photographer Mel RobertsPhotographer Javier ReyPhotographer Dan ÁvilaPhotographer Ben ZankBluemenPhotographers Id...

My Interview with Vanity Teen / The Lonely Avocado

I was recently featured in Vanity Teen and The Lonely Avocado, with several of my favorite pieces accompanying an interview about my work. I'm excited to share the full interview with you below-Q) You have an amazing eye for photographing such a natural state of being! Your models seem to have a great connection with you and feel very comfortable; so nice to see.What keeps you motivated to keep creating the work you do and when did you first realize this is the path you wanted to take your l...

Grant the Workman

Grant and I met this summer to explore the woods together for a new photoshoot. It was a wonderful break from quarantine to be outdoors and creating again. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. We began our work in wonderfully soft light, shrouded by storm clouds, continuing to shoot through a rejuvenating rainstorm that cleared to a sunny afternoon. This allowed for a wonderful progression of connecting Grant first with nature (see the last set), and then with a gruff workman persona- so...

Snowy Self Portraits

Some rare photos of the photographer! The thick snow outside my house looked so incredible last week, that I had to grab a few photos- my boyfriend helped me out. ❤️

Vintage Inspiration Part 8

I love collecting and restoring vintage photos to use as inspiration for my shoots. I wish I could find the photographers of these photos and thank them for having the courage to take photos like these in a time when it was even less acceptable than it is now. There's something about vintage photos that has always inspired me. A raw, naturalistic look that isn't sought after anymore.

The Quarantine Collage: Part 4

While we've all been stuck inside during the pandemic, I asked my followers on instagram to send me photos of themselves for a new ongoing project I'm calling 'The Quarantine Collage".Even the most lonely selfie can be transformed into a living piece of art with a little digital magic! Send me a message if you also want to join the collage!Today, I'm featuring these beautiful contributors from all over the world:Axel, a boy from Sweden@axelsderlundMax, an artist from Mexico@m...

Emil

Meet Emil, a 20-year-old artist and performer from New York City!After we collaborated remotely on a quarantine collage this past summer, Emil and I decided to explore a park in the city for a new photoshoot. An aspiring designer, singer and all-around artistic guy, Emil was very interested in my photography- telling me he wanted to collaborate as soon as he saw my work on instagram. He said he loves art of the body; “the stories told by the way they move, the way they bend and contract. The d...