JonMichaelRyan.

Specialties: Pets on film, complex production, asset mastery

If you’d told me I’d become a “pet guy,” I’d have asked what that even meant. But here we are—Retriever’s in my bones.

My career began at the intersection of advertising and documentary work. It’s still evolving, and I’m still driven by the same things: solving problems, making people feel heard, and chasing stories that matter. I’m drawn to the extremes—complex, technical builds and clean, simple visual storytelling. I love the process, even the parts that never see the light of day. Thinking through a treatment that may never get made? Still worth it.

Set after set, I keep having the same conversation: this job may be hard, but it’s never boring. And for me, that’s everything.