Ron Foster

National Geographic + The New Yorker Published Photographer

Adobe Image Contributor

Getty Image Contributor

me

I am a professional photographer and interior designer, located in New York City. I have a love for the beauty of architecture, design, and travel. I enjoy experiencing different activities such as trying new foods, cycling, and connecting with other cultures. Life for me is all about truly living my dreams in real time.  I am happy to be a global citizen because I have a passion for sharing our diverse, wonderful, and complex world through photography. 

bio

Ron Foster – Photographer | Visual Storyteller | Advocate for Change

In 2016, a quiet morning in New York sparked a life-changing reflection: Was I living to my fullest potential? That question led me to resign from a decade-long career in finance and retail and pursue my true calling—photography with purpose.

Armed with a degree in Aviation Business Studies and a minor in History from St. Francis College, I had already explored 40 U.S. states and developed a passion for capturing the world through a lens. But it was international travel—nearly 20 countries and counting—that opened my eyes to the beauty and complexity of humanity, culture, and our planet.

After months of immersive photography training in NYC, I launched my professional journey in late 2016, photographing across Southern Africa and the Middle East. Since then, I’ve used my camera to spotlight global diversity, environmental issues, social justice, and wildlife conservation.

My work has been featured in The New Yorker, National Geographic, Getty Images, Forbes, ABC News, Adobe, The Sun, and more. I’ve lectured at Touro and Berkeley Colleges, exhibited in “Capture the Movement” and “Brooklyn Resist,” and served as a volunteer photographer for the Fort Greene Association. I’m also an ambassador for the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and a member of SCORE NYC and Brooklyn Soloist.

Based in Brooklyn, I continue to document stories of justice and equality, teach photography, and collaborate with changemakers.

“Photography is my passion, and I will continue to share the world’s visual stories.” – Ron Foster

photography skills

• Architecture + Design: Interiors + Exteriors

• Engagements + Wedding Proposals

• Events: Branding, Business, Concerts, Parties, Family Reunion, Funerals, Fairs, Speaking, Awards, Graduation + Proms

• Photojournalism

• Portraits: Head + Full Body Photo Sessions

• Street

• Travel

International travels

I have been fortunate to capture some wonderful images from these amazing places. There is no place too far for me to journey to photograph the world’s stories.

• Barbados

• Bermuda

• Botswana

• Canada

• Costa Rica

• Dubai

• Ghana

• Great Britain

• France

• Iceland

• Italy

• Malta

• Mexico

• Namibia

• Nigeria

• Qatar

• South Africa

• Spain

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

projects

• African Destinations

• African Interior Designs

• Avalonic Rooms

• American Cancer Society: Mean Wear Pink

• Beyond Potential - Live Life Your Way Radio Show

• Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

• Brooklyn Fashion Week

• Compass

• Fort Greene Association

• Fort Greene Flings

• Fort Greene Historic House Tour

• Fort Greene Soul Summit

• Genesis Fertility

• HSBC Bank: CERG

• IIDA NY Equity Council

• Indie Soup Media

• Kohler

• LMNOP: Leadership Mentoring Networking + Professionals

• Lunch Lady

• Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

• Montreal Jazz Festival

• NY Fashion Weeks

• Photoville

• Society Fashion Week: NYC

• Solutions NOW

• South African Wildlife

• StylePointe Dance Theater

• The Riant Theatre Strawberry One-Act Festival

on exhibition

• Brooklyn Resist, 2021

• Icelandic Volcano Eruption, CAfED, 2022,

• Black Expressions, CAfED, 2023

• Capture the Movement

• Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 2020

• Salon on Kingston, 2020

• Bronx River Art Center, 2021

• Bowdoin College, 2022

publications/streaming/television

• The New Yorker

• National Geographic

• Interior Design Magazine

• Forbes Magazine

• ABCNews

• We Keep Us Safe

• Manhattan Lifestyle Magazine

• The Sun: South Africa

• Bklyner

• Our Times Press

• Patch

• NYGO

• Exalte Magazine

• Ikonic Magazine

interviews

• MediaScope: Season 8 Episode 4 Massive! Hey, it's going to be an exciting edition of the show, as we get to welcome photographer extraordinaire and host of Touch Base Daily, Ron Foster @ronlouisphotos! Join us as we talk about his fantastic photography and video journeys and take questions and comments from you!

• Friday Conversations with Christ Edwards: Fridays guest Ron Foster

• Episode 6 NYC Public Activist Photographer Ron Foster by Still Focus

  Ron and I talk about how the camera found him, traveling to Africa after choosing to quit his job to do so. We also dive into why photography and being a photographer are important to him.  I hope you enjoy this episode… by Alan Sherer on August 21, 2020. To listen to the podcast

• “My Local Heroes” Facebook.com The day after the rioting and the looting of stores in SoHo, the Lower East Side, the Bowery, and Union Square in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Ron Foster spent three days straight – from sunup to sundown – biking around and photographing every single store whose protective boards had been marked by the work of an artist. Knowing that two weeks later, when the stores began to reopen, this beautiful "art of protest" would come down and be ..., by Eleanor Traubman on July 22, 2020. Continue Reading

• EJ Way, Tuesday Night Live - Creative Entrepreneurs (with Ron Foster) On the next episode of Tuesday Night Live we have special guest Ron Foster joining us to discuss his journey about an issue many people face when it comes to creative skills, which is how to turn them into paid jobs. -Osi Ejiofor on July 21, 2020, For Viewing on YouTube

educational speaking

• Touch Base Daily

• Mount Vernon High School

• Turo College

• Berkeley College

• Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Business Referral Group

• Workforce Professionals Training Institute

• Futures and Options

public speaking

• Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

• Australian Consult, NYC

contact me

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