Photographer and Producer

Kathleen Jo Ryan is an accomplished photographer and producer of books and videos, including, Irish Traditions, Ranching Traditions: Living Legacy of the American West and its companion video, Ranching, with Charlie Daniels; Writing Down the River: Into the Heart of the Grand Canyon; and most recently Texas Cattle Barons: Their Families, Land, and Legacy and the companion book, Deep in the Heart of Texas: Texas Ranchers in Their Own Words.

In addition, her photographs have been exhibited by the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, the American Quarter Horse Museum, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Russell Senate Building Rotunda and Coconino Center for the Arts.

It is her creative goal to find a niche and tell a story in the most authentic, poignant and entertaining way. She is committed to showing that substance and truth are more powerful than myth. Ryan lives on an island northwest of Seattle, Washington.