Ryan McGinley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ryan McGinley
Occupation	Photographer
Date Of Birth	Oct 17, 1977(1977-10-17)
Age	47
Birthplace	Ramsey
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Libra

Ryan McGinley Biography

Ryan McGinley is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on October 17, 1977 in Ramsey, New Jersey, United States. American photographer who became one of the youngest artists to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney in New York City.

The Terrence Malick film Days of Heaven influenced much of his work.

McGinley was born in Ramsey, New Jersey, and is the youngest of eight children. From an early age his peers and mentors were skateboarders, graffiti artists, musicians, and artists that were considered to be on the fringes of society. As a teenager, McGinley was a snowboard instructor at Campgaw Mountain, NJ, and competed in the east coast amateur circuits from 1992 to

1995. He enrolled as a graphic design student at Parsons School of Design in New York in 1997. In 1998, he moved to the East Village, and covered the walls of his apartment with Polaroid pictures of everyone who visited him there.

Throughout his career, McGinley has worked with various high-profile charities. Influenced by the death of his brother in 1995 due to HIV/AIDS- related complications, McGinley is vocally passionate about raising funds for HIV/AIDS awareness and treatment research. At the 2014 amfAR Gala, a photograph donated by McGinley was purchased by Miley Cyrus, who narrowly outbid Tom Ford, for a record breaking price. Also in 2014 McGinley photographed Ines Rau, a transgender person, fully nude for a spread in Playboy magazine called “Evolution.”

He was born and raised in New Jersey and is the youngest of eight siblings.

Ryan McGinley Net Worth

Ryan McGinley is one of the richest Photographer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ryan McGinley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was strongly influenced by the skate scene and fringe artists growing up, and eventually studied graphic design at the Parsons School of Design.

When he was thirty, he won the Young Photographer Infinity Award, which is an international honor.

Ryan McGinley (born October 17, 1977) is an American photographer living in New York City. McGinley began making photographs in 1998. In 2003, at the age of 25, he was one of the youngest artists to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He was also named Photographer of the Year in 2003 by American Photo Magazine. In 2007, McGinley was awarded the Young Photographer Infinity Award by the International Center of Photography. In 2009, he was honored at The Young Collectors Council’s Artists Ball at the Guggenheim Museum. A 2014 GQ article declared McGinley, “the most important photographer in America.”

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McGinley’s early work was primarily shot on 35mm film and using Yashica T4s and Leica R8s. Since 2004, McGinley’s style has evolved from documenting his friends in real-life situations towards creating envisioned situations that can be photographed. He casts his subjects at rock ‘n’ roll festivals, art schools, and street castings in cities. In describing the essence of youth and adventure central to McGinley’s work, Jeffrey Kluger wrote in TIME, “Photography is about freezing a moment in time; McGinley’s is about freezing a stage in a lifetime. Young and beautiful is as fleeting as a camera snap— and thus all the more worth preserving.” In 2007, critic Philip Gefter wrote, “He was a fly on the wall. But then he began to direct the activities, photographing his subjects in a cinema-verite mode. ‘I got to the point where I couldn’t wait for the pictures to happen anymore,’ he said. ‘I was wasting time, and so I started making pictures happen. It borders between being set up or really happening. There’s that fine line.'” This transition to creating work with an emphasis on heavy pre-production is embodied in McGinley’s famous summer cross-country road trip series. In a 2014 feature, GQ wrote, “His road trips, legendary among city-dwelling creatives under 30 (they all know someone who knows someone who went on one), have been annual summer occasions for almost a decade. McGinley and his assistants start planning the journey in January. They consult maps, newspapers, travel books. It usually starts with a specific desire—wanting to shoot kids in a cypress tree with Spanish moss, say—and the trip itself is plotted according to where such a setting can be found.” As McGinley continued this series, he began incorporating different elements into his photos, such as shooting with fireworks, animals, and in extreme locations like caves.

Facts & Trivia

Ryan Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ryan McGinley celebrates birthday on October 17 of every year.

In 2008 he exhibited I Know Where the Summer Goes, also at Team Gallery. Kluger, writing in Time magazine, said, “But his favorite subject remains youth, as his 2008 exhibit, ‘I Know Where the Summer Goes,’ proves. In that collection, McGinley’s troupe travels the country as he photographs them, sometimes clothed and often not, while they leap fences, lounge in a desert, play together in a tree.”

What is Ryan McGinley famous for?

Ryan McGinley
Known for| Photography
Website| ryanmcginley.com

What is Ryan McGinley inspired by?

The artist also cites the skateboarders, punk musicians, and street artists he grew up around as influences, along with the work of filmmaker Terrence Malick. At the age of 25, McGinley became the youngest artist in 30 years to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

How old is Ryan McGinley?

44 years (October 17, 1977)

What film does Ryan McGinley use?

McGinley’s early work was primarily shot on 35mm film and using Yashica T4s and Leica R8s. Since 2004, McGinley’s style has evolved from documenting his friends in real-life situations towards creating envisioned situations that can be photographed.

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