photographer,
filmmaker,
problem-solver

contact@ryanmuir.com

For nearly twenty years, Ryan has independently explored compelling subjects in music and entertainment as a freelance photographer and versatile editorial contributor. He has built a reputation for dependability and consistency, earning the trust of editors, artists, publicists, and event managers alike.

Ryan is currently Based in Brooklyn NYC, and is available for local and international commissions, with ability to travel as an American, Canadian, or EU citizen.

  • NYC (1986)

    Street Rat energy

  • NYC (1989)

    family time in the city

  • lil guy (1991)

    artist at heart

  • madison square garden (2008)

    early taste of the big time

  • dan deacon @ McCarren Pool (2008)

    indie parties in the abandonded park

  • Danbro Halloween with DMBQ (2009)

    rock and roll warehouses

  • Paramore @ Terminal 5 (2009)

    formative artists

  • Gorillaz @ Madison Square Garden (2010)

    formative artists

  • John maus @ 285 Kent (2011)

    highlights of diy

  • U2 @ Prudential Center (2011)

    running the gauntlet

  • Robyn and Pulp @ Radio City (2012)

    Theater highlights

  • SPIN Magazine (2012)

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  • Mary J. Blige @ Fader Fort

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  • MIA @ Matangi Release Party (2012)

    bad girls

  • nathaniel rateliff @ Firefly Fest (2016)

    pop up portrait process

  • The War On Drugs @ Music Hall of W.burg (2014)

    Hallway drama

  • Heems "Sometimes" Music Video Shoot (2015)

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  • Fitz and the Tantrums @ Firefly Music (2014)

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  • White Lung @ Milk Basement (2016)

    shins of steel

  • LIFE

    dance like nobody’s watching

  • REMOTE PRODUCTION (2020)

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  • LIFE

    do hard things

  • Newark Airport (2022)

    unusual locations

  • united sounds nyc 2024

    in the moment portraiture

  • Paloma Faith visits 30 Rock (2024)

    when the queen visits

Ryan, educated  formally in filmmaking production, has directed short films, music videos, and original documentaries.

His work has been shown at 'Rooftop Films,' 'Under the Brooklyn Bridge,' and featured on IFC.com, MTV.com, Pitchfork, and Noisey.com.

Drawing from his years of  lived experience , Ryan works within his new venture, Experienced Visuals, a creative content agency, where He supplies his skills in team leadership and  high-level multimedia  production to various clients in the advertising, entertainment and hospitality industries.

@ryanmuir

Music Videos

Awon Boys “Gimme” (2018)

Directed by Ryan Muir
Dir, of Photography Noah Fowler
Art Direction Azikiwe Mohammad

Fat tony - feelin’ Groovy (2020) 360°

Music Video shot in 8k VR /360 w/ socially distanced cast and skeleton crew.

Fat Tony’s Free Pandemic Live Stream (2020) 

(talent and crew socially distanced production)

BKNY (2013)

Directed and Edited by Ryan Muir
Additional Camera by Jared Feldman and Ethan Moses

Hood Party (2013)

Direction, Camera (NY Scenes) Edit by Ryan Muir
Additional Camera Jared Feldman

MacGregor Park (2017)

Direction, Camera, Edit by Ryan Muir