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Big Sur Polaroids, Part 2

30Jul

Photos: Ryan Tatar

“Ah, life is a gate, a way, a path to Paradise anyway, why not live for fun and joy and love or some sort of girl by a fireside, why not go to your desire and LAUGH…” — Jack Kerouac, Big Sur

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A Visit with T.Moe

23Jun

Words &
Photos: Ryan Tatar

I recently stopped in to see one of my biggest influences at his studio in Bonny Doon after moving to the San Francisco area…

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Big Sur Polaroids

15Jun

This is a new series of photographs I’m working on. Inspired by a long drive down Highway 1 in California on a lonesome afternoon….

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RRReleased @ the Surf Gallery

06Mar

RRRELEASED | March 13th – April 9th, 2010 | @ the Surf Gallery
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A collaborative show between some of the artists from the RRR project, Surfrider Foundation & the Surf Gallery. Just a few of the featured artists include Alex Weinstein, Art Brewer, Brookes Reeder, Charles Adler, John Esguerra, Julie Goldstein, Kassia Meador, Lynn Milosz, Mark Tesi, Ryan Tatar, Scott Massey, Steven Harrington, and more.

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Cape Fear Kooks, Entry 6

17Feb

Words & Photos: Ryan Tatar

Thinking about warmer days ahead…. A few snaps of film from this past summer.

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The Cape Fear Kooks, entry 5

02Feb

Words & Photos: Ryan Tatar

As I chronicle some of the personalities of the region in this photo essay, it’s essential that a sense of the local landscape be given to the observer…

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Slideshow Night at the Annenberg

20Jan

Ryan Tatar will be showcasing his photographs with 30 other selected photographers during a slide show night hosted by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. The event is on Thursday, February 11th 2010 from 7-9pm…

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the Cape Fear Kooks, entry 4

11Jan

Words & Photos: Ryan Tatar

the Cape Fear Kooks, entry 4 : Handplane Test

Cyrus Sutton made me this handplane from paulownia wood last time I was in California…

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the Cape Fear Kooks, entry 3

29Dec

Words & Photos: Ryan Tatar

I only got one photo of Coe on this day as he slid by on a single fin longboard, but I thought it was a good one…

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the Cape Fear Kooks, entry 2

15Dec

Words & Photos: Ryan Tatar

Jesse Jewell, a talented surfer on all types of equipment, and band member of local Wilmington’s No Dollar $hoes, sliding on a Hansen 50/50 traditional longboard at Crystal Pier on Wrightsville Beach…

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The Cape Fear Kooks, Entry 1

07Dec

Words & Photos: Ryan Tatar

The Cape Fear Kooks is an ongoing photo essay, and subset of my sea-tribes body of work, that focuses on a small, pocket-sized capsule of eccentric surfers in North Carolina…

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Williamsburg

10Nov

A quick trip into the Big Apple with Ryan Tatar…

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  • Ryan Tatar Ryan Tatar is a fine art photographer and journeyman who lately has been shooting a lot of cross processed slide film and documenting surf culture. He thinks carne asada burritos are almost as rad as surfing.

    Location: Wilmington, North Carolina

    www.ryantatar.com
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