Ryan Wagner

Photography Awards


2024:
American Institute of Biological Sciences — Biology in Pictures 3rd Place (link)
The 2025 NANPA Showcase — Top 100 (link)
Nature and Humans Photo Competition — Conservation Photography Thematic Series Finalist (link)
MontPhoto Contest  — Nature Portfolio Honorable Mention (link)
British Ecological Society — Capturing Ecology overall student category winner for People and Nature & highly commended for Ecologists in Action (link)
BMC Ecology and Evolution — Image Competition Research in Action Best in Category (link)
Mangrove Photography Awards — Conservation Stories Finalist
Nature — Working Scientists Photo Competition Runner Up (link)[PDF]

2023:
The 2024 NANPA Showcase — Conservation First Runner-Up (link)
The Big Picture Competition — Human/Nature Finalist (link)
NANPA College Scholarship Recipient ​

2018:
Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp — Winner


Publications


2025:
National Wildlife Magazine — Why are Biologists Bathing Frogs? (photos and text)

2024:
BBC Wildlife Magazine — To the Rescue: Mosquitoes nearly wiped out Hawaii’s songbirds. Now, the insects may be their last hope (photos and text) [PDF]

2023:
NANPA — 'Who is a Birder?' Tucson Audubon (video, link)
The Guardian — Snake Rescue: Saving rare species from extinction (photos and text, link)[PDF]

2022:
Wild Ohio Magazine (multiple photos and text)


Tear Sheets