Draft:Ryan James Caruthers

Ryan James Caruthers (born 1994) is an American artist, photographer, and model.

He was born in Sewell, New Jersey.

Life
Ryan James Caruthers grew up in New Jersey, where he started to take self-portraits at age 14. He continued on to receive his BFA in Photography from Parsons School of Design in 2016.

Photographer
His list of editorial contributions includes commissions for TIME, Vanity Fair, Document Journal, The New York Times, Interview, and T.

Model
Caruthers has notably modeled for Saint Laurent under the creative direction of Hedi Slimane in Fall/Winter 2014, Spring/Summer 2015, Fall/Winter 2015, and Fall/Winter 2016.

Awards and honors
In 2017, Caruthers was awarded the British Journal of Photography "Breakthrough Award" for his self-portrait series “Tryouts.”

Priscilla Frank, in a Huffington Post review of the series, stated "Caruthers explores the identities of a variety of athletes, donning their uniforms and equipment, invading their arenas. And yet he never quite blends in. He’s at times too awkward or too lethargic, too graceful, sensual or delicate. In a wrestling uniform, Caruthers resembles Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” gazing intently at the camera. In an aqua-blue swimming pool he looks almost like Ophelia, floating in a lifeless, dream state.."

Caruthers was listed as W Magazine’s 10 new fashion photographers to follow in 2019.