About the Photographer
Ryan J Hollister is an Earth Science & Geology educator at Stanislaus State and Modesto Junior College. Photography is one tool Ryan utilizes to bring geoscience processes to life for his students. He sometimes finds himself in the right place at the right time to capture the spectacular moments shared in Dr. Baker's office. Just tap on a photo to learn more about the place it was taken, including a map of its location. If you're feeling adventurous visit this Google Earth Tour showing the 3D location of where the photos were taken.
Ryan doesn't typically sell photos to the general public, but he does post most of his photos and adventures on his website. Ryan had a role in innovating 3D models of geologic specimens derived from photos. Many of those lovely rock and geology outcrop models can be found on his Sketchfab page.
Ryan and Dr. Baker have been great friends since high school. When Ryan isn't teaching he can be found hiking with his wife and son or using lidar to make scale model volcano tissue box covers that he sells in his Etsy Store.