Austin · San Antonio · Dallas · Houston
Commercial portrait photographer in Austin, Texas.
Ryan Dunbar. Commissioned by Dove, The Guardian, HarperCollins, Hello!, and Koopers Whiskey. 21 years behind the camera, built across three countries, now run out of Austin.
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Portraits for brands, agencies, and publications.
Ryan Dunbar photographs commercial portraits for brands, agencies, and publications. 21 years behind the camera, built across three countries and now run out of Austin.
Executive and leadership portraits, editorial features, published author portraits, and portraits made for advertising and press. Commissioned by art directors, brand teams, founders, and editors who need a portrait built for print, press, and campaign use. Austin based, working across San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston.
Selected clients & publications
Kooper’s
Whiskey
Commissions
Three ways to commission a portrait.
Each one is defined by what the image is for, not by how long the session runs. Every commission is quoted on the brief.
One image · one stated use
A single portrait made for one published use. Press kit, speaking engagement, book jacket, annual report, or the frame that represents a leader across everything a company puts out. Directed and lit for the way the image will run.
One session · a working library
One session, delivered in two parts. A small set of fully finished portraits for permanent use on press, publication, and brand sites, plus a wider set of lighter-finished files for everyday use. Studio or on location, more than one look.
A booked day · a body of work
A half or full day of portrait-driven brand, campaign, and press work. Multiple subjects or multiple setups, directed on the schedule the shoot allows and delivered as a body of work rather than a single frame.
Niall Harbison · HarperCollins
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Portraits made to be published.
Commercial portrait photography for Dove and Kooper’s Whiskey. Editorial portrait features for The Guardian and Hello! Magazine. Commissioned author portraits for HarperCollins, including Niall Harbison.
Portraits
Executive & editorial.
Portraits of founders, leadership, and the people publications commission features on. Shot for annual reports, leadership pages, press, and brand sites.
Commercial
Campaign & brand.
Advertising, brand, and lookbook portrait commissions for retail and direct-to-consumer brands. Single-look commissions through multi-day campaigns.
Professional headshots
The headshot, at a commercial standard.
The same lighting and direction behind the published work, applied to the single frame that represents a person or a company. For founders, executives, attorneys, and public-facing professionals across Austin.
Shot in studio or on location, retouched to a natural finish, delivered to publication spec.
Professional headshots
About
21 years behind the camera.
Photography began in 2005. The first studio opened in Winnipeg and ran fifteen years across the Canadian commercial market. Austin became home base in 2025. Same work, new market.
Twenty-one years of commissioned work across the United States, Canada, and Asia. Self-represented, and currently booking portrait commissions for brands, agencies, and publications.
Where the work runs
Commercial portrait photography across Texas.
Austin commercial photographer.
Commercial and editorial portrait photography based in Austin. Campaign, brand, and editorial portraits for agencies, brand teams, and direct clients. Direct commissions and agency assignments, single portraits through multi-look campaigns. Start a project.
San Antonio, Dallas & Houston.
On-location portrait commissions in San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston for brand campaigns, leadership portraits, and editorial assignments. The full lighting and grip kit travels, so the result holds at any location.
Currently booking
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Commissioned portraits for brands, agencies, and publications. Working directly with art directors, brand teams, founders, and editors across Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston.
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