I’m Ian Snyder, a landscape and wildlife photographer. My work mainly focuses on landscapes and the wildlife, plants, and people that live in them.

My photography has been shaped by my experiences recreating in nature. Through backpacking, fly fishing, hunting, snowboarding, and climbing, I’ve been fortunate to spend time in a wide range of wild places. Mountains have always been my biggest inspiration, and were the first subjects I started photographing. Over time, I’ve learned to look down from the high peaks and pay closer attention to the wildlife and plants these environments support.

Alongside my work as a photographer, I have hands-on experience in environmental field work and habitat restoration. That background strongly informs how I approach photography. I see images not only as art, but as a way to foster understanding, attention, and care, especially at a time when habitat loss, species declines, climate change, and human-wildlife conflict are increasingly affecting the landscapes we share.

I’m particularly interested in developing longer-form, story-driven projects that explore wildlife and environmental issues. My goal is to collaborate with organizations, publications, and conservation groups to tell meaningful stories about place, change, conflict, and coexistence.

My introduction to photography came while backpacking with my Dad in the mountain ranges of Wyoming. Several miles into the backcountry I found a simple digital camera someone had dropped. With it I captured my first photographs. They were images of wolf tracks by a river bank and of the Grand Teton, looming over us on the distant horizon.

Today, I create photographs for fine art prints, printed goods such as calendars, photos for editorial use, and long-term projects, with an emphasis on craft, accuracy, and respect for the environments, wildlife, and people I photograph.