Biography
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| Biography, Exhibtions & Awards Born in 1978 in Toronto, Canada, Ryan Pyle spent his early years close to home. After obtaining a degree in International Politics from the University of Toronto in 2001, Ryan realized a life long dream and traveled to China on an exploratory mission. In 2002 Pyle moved to China permanently and began taking freelance assignments in 2004. In 2005, Ryan Pyle became a regular contributor to the New York Times covering China, where he documented issues such as rural healthcare, illegal land seizures, bird flu and pollution. More recently he has branched out in to mostly magazine work expanding his portfolio to include the Time, Newsweek, Outside Magazine, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Sunday Times Magazine, Fortune and Der Spiegel. Ryan Pyle is based in Shanghai, China. WORK AQUIRED BY: 2009 - National Museum of Denmark EXHIBITIONS: 2010 - Chinese Turkestan - Gallery: Arta Gallery - Location: Toronto, Canada 2009 – Chinese Turkestan - Gallery: Dylan Ellis Gallery - Location: Toronto, Canada 2008 – Chinese Turkestan - Gallery: Dylan Ellis Gallery - Location: Toronto, Canada 2007 – Global Cities - Gallery: Tate Modern - Location: London, UK AWARDS: 2009 – Magenta Flash Forward 2009 – PDN 30 2008 – Banff Mountain Culture – HM 2008 – PDN Photo Annual – HM 2007 – PDN World in Focus – HM LECTURE SERIES: 2010 - "China Through the Lens" Location: Columbia University 2010 - "International Photojournalism" Location: International Center for Photography 2009 – "Political Change in China" Location: University of Toronto 2008 – “China Rising” Location: University of Toronto RECENT CLIENTS: TIME, Newsweek, Outside Magazine, Sunday Times Magazine,Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Der Spiegel, Stern, Foreign Policy, Financial Times AFFILIATIONS: University of Toronto – Asian Institute – Affiliate Member Kodak Film User - Black and White / Color International Documentary Association |
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