Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee is a New Orleans based photographer. A native of Chicago raised by social worker parents, he studied photojournalism at Ohio University. Since 2004, he has worked as intern for Lauren Greenfield, a staff photographer at the Orange County Register, and as a freelancer for ESPN Magazine, the New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, New Orleans Magazine, Arthur Hardy Mardi Gras Guide, OffBeat Magazine, and many others. Beyond his editorial work, Ryan collaborates with numerous New Orleans nonprofits, businesses, and artists such as Jazz and Heritage Foundation, WWOZ, Birdfoot Festival, Make Music NOLA, Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame and others to reach the public with photography that is both compelling and culturally responsible.
