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ryanbe.lk
(he/him) 📷 Street + Commercial photographer. 📍 Based in Charleston, SC. 🗞️ Newsletter: newsletter.ryanbelk.com Website: https://ryanbelk.com Elsewhere: https://bio.site/ryanbelk
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My recent photobook haul. I’ve loved spending more time on Substack! Such a refreshing space to talk about photography and connect with fellow creatives/writers. newsletter.ryanbelk.com

This was a tough list to narrow down, but every single book here is phenomenal and has impacted me and my work so deeply. Take a look and share this list with someone! newsletter.ryanbelk.com/p/my-top-10-...

Gonna print this out and tape it to my bathroom mirror.

Photobook stack on my desk is getting out of hand but I’m kind of into it 👀🔥

Legitimately one of the best photobooks I own. Wow. 🤯

following anyone for any reason is problematic. why can't you mind your own business and be happy just reading your own tweets

yo I just want my Squarespace website to show the @bsky.app icon when I add my profile to my social links... 👀

Anora is Uncut Gems for girls that listen to Charli XCX

Still thinking about this movie two days later… by far my favorite from Sean Baker. Just absolutely brilliant.

Here’s what Jake Paul prevailing over Mike Tyson taught me about b2c SaaS:

Jake Paul fight RFK Jr. next

*Now* we know why Gaetz resigned from Congress.

I’M GONNA FUCKING LOSE IT BRO

Justice Department Concurs With Matt Gaetz Defense That 17-Year-Olds Pretty Much Ready To Roll theonion.com/justice-depa...

Oh man, it’s been a year since Tuesday

We’re 100% not doing dry January, right?!?

stupid ass site fr

Americans are so fucking stupid they actually voted for a fascist dictator to be the president. It’s mind-boggling to me, but yet I totally get it, because most Americans truly don’t care about anyone or anything other than themselves. Fuck this stupid country.

We’re so fucking cooked it’s not even funny.

“7:30pm on election night” is my new high-watermark for bad vibes

The fact that this election is close is forever a stain on America. How much of a stain, we’ll soon find out. But an authoritarian felon, sexual abuser, who already incited a violent mob to attack the Capitol in a failed plot to steal an election…should never have been viable.

Getting my anxiety pushed to me in real time. Thanks, Live Activities!

I named my newsletter “Sketchbook” because my relationship with photography, especially street photography, feels like sketching. It’s a constant experiment and practice, hoping you’ll stumble onto something great eventually. newsletter.ryanbelk.com

Yo I want to photograph the #Oscars. Idk how I’m going to do that, or how long it will take, but I am speaking it into existence rn.

In my latest newsletter, I wrote about using time as an editor and why we often need to distance ourselves from the work we make to view it in an objective way! I would love it if you went to the link below and subscribed! 🫶📷 Photographs from 2012 out on Folly Beach, SC. newsletter.ryanbelk.com

A new post from the newsletter is going out tomorrow afternoon and I’m really passionate about this particular topic. It was a massive lesson that I learned 5/6 years ago and I think I’ve been a better photographer ever since. ✌️ I also talk briefly about this amazing book! newsletter.ryanbelk.com

Just posted a Valentine’s Day newsletter! People get really cozy on the streets of Paris, and honestly, I get it. Paris IS for lovers and I’d love it if you checked it out. newsletter.ryanbelk.com 💖

From Paris.

Conversations.

Seeing double. Made with Portra 800 on my Leica M6.

If you missed my VSCO Creator Session last month, it's now available on YouTube! I am still so thankful for the opportunity to share my story and discuss my work and street photography. vsco.co/vsco/journal...

In case you missed it a few days ago, I’m really excited to announce that I’ll be doing a VSCO Creator Session live on Zoom for anyone to attend on Friday, October 27th at 11:30 AM Pacific/2:30 PM Eastern. RSVP right here: vsco.co/vsco/journal...

From last weekend on the street.

It’s a weird time in Charleston right now. Summer vacations are over, college is about to be back, and it’s overwhelmingly hot. The streets are pretty quiet. Despite that, I’m really excited about the photographs in this week’s Sunday Scaries. https://newsletter.ryanbelk.com/p/sunday-scaries-003

Happy world photography day!! This medium means everything to me. I don’t know where I’d be or what I’d be doing if I never had a camera put in my hand. But I am so thankful for the opportunity to make pictures every single day! 🥹🫶📷

A few hours ago.

Picked up exhibition prints today for my group show in September at Public Works Art Center! 👀 Got to pet the shop dogs as well!! 😍🫶

recents from the street

it’s insane how hot it’s been on the street this weekend… 🥵

Excited to continue my "Sunday Scaries" newsletter tonight from my time on the street this week. As usual I’ll show my intakes and outtakes. Make sure you're subscribed before tonight's email goes out! https://newsletter.ryanbelk.com