Ryan Thompson Photography Ryan Thompson Photography

About

I grew up in the Chicagoland area. I graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BFA in photography in 2008. After college I became a stringer for the Sun-Times, mainly shooting for the south suburban Joliet Herald News. In 2011, I started photographing horse racing, becoming the track photographer for Four Footed Fotos, based out of Hawthorne Racecourse and Arlington Park. In 2019, I was honored with a runner up in the George Smallsreed photography award for my photo of a Triple Dead Heat.  During this time I also focused on shooting hockey, covering the Rockford Icehogs (AHL) and later becoming the team photographer for the Chicago Steel (USHL), including their 2017 Clark Cup winning season. In 2019, I moved to southern Florida after accepting a job as a track photographer at Gulfstream Park with Coglianese Photos. Please contact me via email and keep up with my work by following me on Twitter. In my free time I try to stay active by skateboarding, traveling, and climbing the occasional 14er (14,000+ feet mountain).