Hi, thanks for checking out my site.

My name's Ryan Domenico De Dominicis and I'm a professional photographer based in Queenstown, New Zealand.  

My work.

I shoot for adventurous brands and people and truly love what I do.

My passion stems from a love of the outdoors, and it carries through to the work I do. I shoot real-world imagery for outdoor clothing and apparel brands, vehicles, nutrition, adventure gear and much more. I provide lifestyle and product imagery in real environments for use as marketing materials, social media content, and website content.

My story.

I come from a relatively small family, and we grew up in Leeds, in the north of England. My father is Italian, and my mother is English. 

Throughout my childhood, my parents really understood the importance of travelling. We would go on regular family camping trips around France and the U.K and visit family in Italy at least once a year. On these family holidays, my Mother would always hand me the disposable camera to snap pics of the family. She used to say that I had an eye for taking photos. But I would always be more interested in snapping pictures of my surroundings, be it a cloudy mountain range, a lush forest, the sun glistening off the ocean, or even just a lonely snail climbing a fence post. I've always photographed things that fascinate me and tried to capture the beauty found in the simplest places.

My love for photography continued to grow, and eventually my parents bought me my own camera. It was a Canon EOS 300 film camera. I used to use the darkroom at school to develop my own photos, which was a great learning experience. Eventually, though, I made the step to digital photography.

Since a very young age, I have been fascinated by the natural world and the beauty of this planet. Every Sunday, my father and I would sit on the couch and watch nature documentaries all day. I'd always be blown away by the diversity and beauty of the faraway places I was seeing on the screen. Those early experiences grew within me a deep desire to travel and explore this wonderful planet we call home. I always knew that one day I'd throw on a backpack and hit the road.   

When I turned 24, my real travels began. Until then, I'd travelled around Europe quite a lot but hadn't really ventured much further. Naturally, I chose to head as far away from home as I could and ended up in Australia, where I lived for over a year. After Australia, I spent 5 months in Southeast Asia, then moved back to the UK, where I managed to last 6 months before taking off again. I made my way to South America, where we backpacked through 5 countries over 5 months. From there, we made our way to New Zealand, where we currently reside.

Moving to New Zealand was the catalyst I needed to take my photography to the next level. In the ten years I've lived here, I've learned more than I did in the years I studied formally. The landscape in New Zealand is stunning and accessible, and the photography community is full of talented and friendly people who inspire me daily. 

For now, we plan to continue to explore this wonderful country, continue to make friends and continue to learn.

Follow my Journey on Instagram here: @ryan_domenico

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy my site. 

Ryan Domenico.