Ryan McGinley (born October 17, 1977) is an American photographer living in New York City who began making photographs in 1998. In 2003, at the age of 24, McGinley was the youngest artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 2007 McGinley was awarded the Young Photographer Infinity Award by the International Center of Photography.

McGinley shoots 35mm film and makes his photographs using Yashica T4s and Leica R8s. McGinley has drawn much inspiration from the film by Terrence Malick, Days of Heaven.

October 29, 2009 in Photography by Unknown Artist No Comments »