RYAN RIEGNER

Tasmania, the southern island appendage off the coast of Australia is one of the most beautiful places in the world, with a rich diversity of wildlife, and an even more breathtaking mix of landscapes. I recently took a trip around the island, in an 8 day adventure, in which myself and a couple friends covered 1616 km in a car, and 62 km by foot. The island is pretty small, roughly the same size of Ireland or West Virginia back in the States. But where it lacks in size, it makes up with diversity. On the course of one 6km hike, you could go from environments of Amazon-like subtropical rain forests, to planes of barren gum trees that mimic landscapes in Africa, to rolling green hills that resemble those in Scotland, to jagged cliff faces and rocky mountain summits that remind me of the Himalayas. With only a population density of only 500,000, most of which is compacted into two small cities, the country is mostly landscape with scattered winding roads that test the skills of any German driver.

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What would make a 4th of July more complete than an extremely large stockpile of illegal fireworks, placed in the hands of father and son? This is how we celebrated the Independence of our country, and by the way of the American Dream, the bigger the better! I took these pictures with my newish Nikon D40 and I’m overall pleased with how they came out, given my newbie camera cred. Happy 4th Everyone!

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Welcome to Carpet Art, Venango Pennsylvania. My father purchased this once majestic, three story roller mill, built in the 1800’s, and began a renovation of the building like no other. Appropriately dubbed Carpet Art, his carpet installation focused business takes up the entire 1st floor, and his home has been constructed, by him alone, on the 2nd. At some point I plan to take this signage and create a typeface for it. This building has truly been an inspiration for my work, as a showcase of my father’s greatest masterpiece. It has become one of the most unique forms of preserved but personalized architecture that I’ve ever seen. Frank Lloyd Wright would be so proud.

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Well I finally made it. I purchased a Nikon D40 yesterday through a really nice Iranian woman in Soho. The D40 has by far been my best buy on Craigslist to date, and I was overjoyed when she threw in an extra Nikkor 55-200mm VR zoom lens for free, on top of the standard 18-55mm. I’ll be using it mostly for my travels in Australia and at RMIT for the next several months. The Nikon D40 is a great transitional tool into the dslr family, as it provides many semi-pro features such as the 6-megapixel sensor from the D50 and the same processing engine from the d200.  I know It’s no D700, but it will do fine while I learn. Anybody who has any useful D40 tips I’m all ears. Now about those kids…

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Yes that is my father, yes he’s hanging upside down, and yes that’s his real hair, or least it was. This was a photo shoot venture we did in Edinboro Pa with the purpose of showcasing his hair before it was chopped off and donated it all to Locks of Love. He had been growing or over 2 years! Prepare to be amazed at my genetic code. Thanks goes out to Lauren E. Kennedy for letting my use her D40!

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