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Kathleen L. Ryan is a wildlife photographer and author based in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California (Monterey Peninsula). She is known for long-term, field-based observation of birds, mammals, insects, and endangered species. With a documentary approach to photography, she is drawn to moments that reveal behavior, relationship, and character rather than spectacle.

Her book, Witness to the Wild: A Photo Safari in East Africa, is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office under U.S. Copyright Registration No. TX9-581-629.

Her books for readers of various ages are available to check out at the Harrison Memorial Library in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, and the Monterey Public Library, in Monterey, CA. Her collection of children's wildlife photo books are part of the Monterey County Free Libraries serving readers throughout Monterey County, including Carmel Valley, Seaside, Marina, Salinas, and surrounding communities.

Fachgebiete

Wildlife photography, conservation storytelling, East African wildlife, natural history writing, film photography, digital photography, visual documentation of endangered species, public speaking, and photographic book publishing.

She maintains a field archive of 3,700+ wildlife observations on iNaturalist.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=kathleenlryan&verifiable=any

Berufsverbände und Organisationen

My photos appeared in World Wildlife Fund’s FOCUS newsletter.
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/kathleenryanworldwildlifefund/

My Black Rhino photo seen at: "Stop Poaching," site: https://churchillpolarbears.org/tag/rhino/

"Factual Facts" article, "10 of the Most Endangered Animals in the World" #4
https://factualfacts.com/most-endangered-animals/

World Wildlife Fund website, "Lion Pair Conflict" https://dailywildlifephoto.nathab.com/photos/15832-lion-pair-conflict-01-20-2020