Ryan Vizzions

I used to have this complicated feeling regarding Fathers Day. Its been 15 years since mine left this world. But over the years, the heartache of today has been replaced with the joy of watching my best friends become wonderful fathers themselves. Happy Fathers Day to all the great Dads out there.

Grocery store run.

In April of 2020 the city of Atlanta went into lockdown as Covid-19 ravaged its way across the planet. With businesses and parks shut down, the city had become a ghost town, everyone told to isolate in our homes. Fearing for my health, but wanting to document the unique moment in history, I reach...

A collection of animals found along the way.

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For nearly a decade I have dedicated my life to documenting the stories that matter & sharing them with the world. From the border of Mexico, to divestment actions in NYC, this tireless work as an independent photographer has taken me across the nation more times than I could count. I couldnt be ...

I took this photograph nearly 8 months ago. Mind numbing to fathom this message is still as relevant today as it was then. Nothing has changed.

Native Americans serve in the U.S. military at a rate thats five times higher than the national average, and have a history of military service that dates back to World War I. As of November 2021, there were more than 24,000 active duty service members who identified as American Indian or Alaskan...

Wesley Clark Jr., son of retired US Army General Wesley Clark, takes a knee. Along with hundreds of veterans from around the U.S., Clark asks for forgiveness from Lakota Medicine Man, Leonard Crow Dog, a vital player in the 1973 American Indian Movement takeover at Wounded Knee. The ask was in re...

Todays marks 4 years since #georgefloyd was murdered in Minneapolis by law enforcement. Here is a look back at the Atlanta protests that proceeded. #blacklivesmatter

Today marks the 2 year anniversary since 19 students and 2 teachers will killed by an 18 year old using an AR-15 at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX. On the 2nd anniversary of the massacre, families of slain students filed a lawsuit, suing both Meta & Activision, the maker of the Call of Duty video ...

Its been 5 years since my last photography book No Spiritual Surrender: A Dedication to the Standing Rock Movement was published. Self published in 2019, NSS was a collaboration between myself and 6 women & 2-Spirit Lakota tribal members. Joye Braun - Cheyenne River Jennifer Weston - Standing Roc...