Ryan Pfluger
Ryan Fluger is a queer artist originally from Flushing, Queens who now resides in Los Angeles. He received his MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts New York City. His work deals with intimacy within the queer community, including in his most recent monograph, Holding Space.
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Ryan's Upcoming Workshops
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Level II
Photography students have a basic understanding of photography principles and technology and are comfortable using an SLR camera in manual mode. New Media students have a basic understanding of video, multimedia or animation software. Students have basic computer skills and are comfortable using a Macintosh computer.
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Level III
Photography students have some formal training and significant experience making, capturing and digitally processing images using Adobe Lightroom and/or Adobe Photoshop. New Media students have some formal training in conceptual and technological aspects of video, multimedia, coding or animation and are versed in the appropriate software applications. Students have a portfolio of their artwork.
Jun 16 - 20, 2025
9AM-5PM
Identity, Intent, and Ethics
Ryan Pfluger
Tuition $1,225
Code P0306-25
This workshop focuses on how our personal identities not only inform the work we create but how we decide when and where our artistic voices are appropriate. Conversations and explorations discuss what community or individuals we are creating photographs of, who the intended audience is, and how and why our voice is the appropriate one to do so. Examining photographic artists who were both outsiders and insiders of communities—and understanding how that changes the way we look at photographs—is an integral aspect of this workshop. Photographs are made not only at the Ranch but on field trips that take a deep dive into personal aesthetic, artistic voice, and the surrounding communities.