ABOVE: Stillwater native, musician/ songwriter Frankie Lee hired Ryan to take publicity photos for him. (Photo courtesy of Nate Ryan)
A portrait of Minneapolis singersongwriter Tyler Burkum taken by Ryan is featured on Burkhum’s website. (Photo courtesy of Nate Ryan)
Current. I’ve been at The Current for nine years now.” In his search for a college, Ryan was especially interested in a liberal arts education and ended up graduating from Carleton with a double major in studio art and geology.
“I think I had a lot of great practice working on campus, sports especially,” Ryan said. “It was a great training ground for my photography and the liberal arts background gets you prepared to work in many fields. Similarly, photography CONTINUED ON PAGE 25 NorthIeld
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