Kathleen L. Ryan is a wildlife photographer and author whose work reflects a lifelong commitment to careful observation and respect for the natural world. Her photography spans several decades and includes field work in East Africa as well as extensive wildlife observation along California’s central coast. She maintains a primary field archive of 3,500+ documented wildlife observations on iNaturalist, which she references for dates, locations, and species accuracy. With a background in the sciences and a documentary approach to photography, she is drawn to moments that reveal behavior, relationship, and character rather than spectacle. Her books are created with the belief that looking closely, whether at a lion on the African plains or a duckling at the water’s edge, fosters understanding, empathy, and curiosity. She lives on California’s central coast, where she continues to photograph wildlife and develop books for readers of all ages.