Seamus Ryan (photographer)

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Seamus Ryan
Born1964 (age 5859)
OccupationPhotographer

Seamus Ryan is a photographer, born in 1964. [1]

He learned the basics of photography in Dublin, and came to London around 1990. [2] He has done work for among others Nike, BBC, and British Airways. [3]

Ryan performs "Sunday shoots", where he opens his studio to passers-by who wants him to take their picture. On one such occasion he photographed playwright Tom Stoppard, and the picture was purchased by London's National Portrait Gallery. [4] [5]

In 2007 he founded Boothnation, a company that supplies custom-built photobooths for rental. [6] [7] [3]

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References

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