{"id":17393,"date":"2020-05-13T12:46:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T12:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=17393"},"modified":"2023-06-08T18:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:26:41","slug":"alumni-award-david-ryder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder","title":{"rendered":"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"David<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

David Ryder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seattle photographer and filmmaker David Ryder<\/a> puts his Master of Arts in Cultural Studies<\/a> mentality in the foreground of his self-description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI bring a theoretical approach to my practice with an interest in equity and justice,\u201d he writes on his website and LinkedIn, referencing his 2011 degree from the University of Washington Bothell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe program during my time at UW Bothell really did help me get to where I am today, and that was thanks to the professors, staff and other students,\u201d Ryder said after the UW Bothell Alumni Council selected him as a 2020 Alumni of the Year Award recipient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big MACS of ’11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The other 2020 recipient of the award, Priya Frank<\/a>, is a MACS 2011 classmate and friend of Ryder. Now associate director for community programs at Seattle Art Museum, Frank worked with Ryder on UW Bothell school projects. One of her first curated shows was a pop-up at a University District restaurant-lounge that featured his photography. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause we came up together in that way, we trust each other from a different life,\u201d said Frank. \u201cIt\u2019s really special to get this recognition together.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the highly competitive realm of freelance photojournalism, Ryder\u2019s skill and hard work over the last 15-plus years also has earned him recognition and commercial success with an impressive list of media outlets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excelling in a tough profession <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ryder\u2019s\u00a0news\u00a0portfolio includes images captured for\u00a0The New York Times,\u202fGetty Images\u00a0and\u202fBloomberg News. A\u00a0notable\u00a0recent assignment was\u00a0a\u00a0March 19\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0cover for Time\u00a0Magazine\u00a0showing the\u00a0hard-hit Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington.\u00a0Corporate clients include\u00a0Starbucks and\u00a0the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One key to his competence is \u201cconstantly working on something whether or not someone is hiring me to do it \u2014 having a personal project I care about.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryder became a serious photographer while working for the UW Daily on the Seattle campus where he received a 2006 degree in Comparative History of Ideas. Ryder said his undergraduate degree and graduate degree from the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences<\/a> shared an interdisciplinary approach with an \u201cactivist action praxis mentality \u2014 read, study, write but also make interventions in the world.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryder learned filmmaking at the UW Bothell\u2019s Digital Media Lab. He started making short videos for Anthony Kelley, then lead for diversity outreach on campus. That relationship led to the 2019 documentary, \u201cA Journey Through Conflict and Identity,\u201d<\/a> about the life of Kelley, who was a member of the UW football team that won the 2001 Rose Bowl and who engaged with issues of toxic masculinity, identity and race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryder still makes videos for UW Bothell, including one about the MACS program<\/a> that gave him so much guidance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on meaningful work <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The program gave him space to \u201cthink about what I was doing and reflect on doing it in a more meaningful and ethical way, thinking about all the different ways power intersects with journalism, photography and using someone\u2019s image.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryder said it\u2019s humbling to be recognized with UW Bothell\u2019s alumni award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting something like this. I was working hard and keeping my head to the ground,\u201d he said. \u201cThis was a beautiful surprise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI owe so much of where I am now to UW Bothell. It\u2019s a huge honor.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seattle photographer and filmmaker David Ryder, who received a Master of Arts in Cultural Studies in 2011, has been recognized with a 2020 University of Washington Bothell Alumnus of the Year Award. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[209,202,211],"tags":[],"school":[419],"class_list":["post-17393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-campus-news","category-honors-and-awards","school-school-of-ias"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":"","link_2":"","link_3":"","link_4":"","link_5":""},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":"","button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":false,"facebook_url":"","instagram_url":"","linkedin_url":"","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"\nAlumnus of the year: David Ryder - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder - News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Seattle photographer and filmmaker David Ryder, who received a Master of Arts in Cultural Studies in 2011, has been recognized with a 2020 University of Washington Bothell Alumnus of the Year Award.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-13T12:46:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-08T18:26:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-13T12:46:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-08T18:26:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder\"},\"wordCount\":614,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Alumni\",\"Campus News\",\"Honors and Awards\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder\",\"name\":\"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder - News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-13T12:46:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-08T18:26:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg\",\"width\":578,\"height\":770},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"Just another UW Bothell site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/author\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder - News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder - News","og_description":"Seattle photographer and filmmaker David Ryder, who received a Master of Arts in Cultural Studies in 2011, has been recognized with a 2020 University of Washington Bothell Alumnus of the Year Award.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder","og_site_name":"News","article_published_time":"2020-05-13T12:46:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-06-08T18:26:41+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder","datePublished":"2020-05-13T12:46:06+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-08T18:26:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder"},"wordCount":614,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg","articleSection":["Alumni","Campus News","Honors and Awards"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder","url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder","name":"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder - News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-13T12:46:06+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-08T18:26:41+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/life-care-kirkland-judie-shape-lori-spencer.jpg","width":578,"height":770},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/alumni-award-david-ryder#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Alumnus of the year: David Ryder"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"Just another UW Bothell site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/author"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17393"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33229,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17393\/revisions\/33229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17393"},{"taxonomy":"school","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school?post=17393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}