Ryan Aw
@rawcaptures.net
Environmentalist, Adventurer, Cat parent, Outdoor Photographer
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Conservation Through Composition
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Conservation Through Composition
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Ryan Aw
@rawcaptures.net
· Apr 27
Hi BlueSky, I’m Ryan!
I’m an environmentalist, adventurer, photographer, and full-time cat parent that’s hopelessly in love with Earth
While I spend most of my time advocating for the polar regions, there isn’t a single ecosystem on this planet that escapes my interest
🧵 👇
I’m an environmentalist, adventurer, photographer, and full-time cat parent that’s hopelessly in love with Earth
While I spend most of my time advocating for the polar regions, there isn’t a single ecosystem on this planet that escapes my interest
🧵 👇
Not even 6hrs since landing in a new country and someone’s already caught me being an idiot in 4k 🤣🤣
Also, ice is a lot harder to slide down than you’d think
#mongolia
Also, ice is a lot harder to slide down than you’d think
#mongolia
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Not even 6hrs since landing in a new country and someone’s already caught me being an idiot in 4k 🤣🤣
Also, ice is a lot harder to slide down than you’d think
#mongolia
Also, ice is a lot harder to slide down than you’d think
#mongolia
Seems like 2026 has a lot of mountains in store for me…as well as multiple trips to Pakistan haha
Starting it off by spending the next few weeks amongst the peaks of Central Asia to search for Snow Leopards and Pallas Cats, but for now, I’ll leave you with some critters
#photography #wildlife
Starting it off by spending the next few weeks amongst the peaks of Central Asia to search for Snow Leopards and Pallas Cats, but for now, I’ll leave you with some critters
#photography #wildlife
January 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Seems like 2026 has a lot of mountains in store for me…as well as multiple trips to Pakistan haha
Starting it off by spending the next few weeks amongst the peaks of Central Asia to search for Snow Leopards and Pallas Cats, but for now, I’ll leave you with some critters
#photography #wildlife
Starting it off by spending the next few weeks amongst the peaks of Central Asia to search for Snow Leopards and Pallas Cats, but for now, I’ll leave you with some critters
#photography #wildlife
It was such a cool encounter! One cub would hang by mom and the other would always be running around with mom having to growl and call them back haha, really wish we knew which cub was adopted and which wasn’t!
December 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It was such a cool encounter! One cub would hang by mom and the other would always be running around with mom having to growl and call them back haha, really wish we knew which cub was adopted and which wasn’t!
Lucky 13
Researchers in Western #HudsonBay have tracked over 4600 #polarbears across 40 years
There have only been 12 confirmed cases where a mom adopted an abandoned cub
She emerged from her den in the spring with 1 cub, but when we found her again in Nov, she had 2 cubs!
#photography
Researchers in Western #HudsonBay have tracked over 4600 #polarbears across 40 years
There have only been 12 confirmed cases where a mom adopted an abandoned cub
She emerged from her den in the spring with 1 cub, but when we found her again in Nov, she had 2 cubs!
#photography
December 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Lucky 13
Researchers in Western #HudsonBay have tracked over 4600 #polarbears across 40 years
There have only been 12 confirmed cases where a mom adopted an abandoned cub
She emerged from her den in the spring with 1 cub, but when we found her again in Nov, she had 2 cubs!
#photography
Researchers in Western #HudsonBay have tracked over 4600 #polarbears across 40 years
There have only been 12 confirmed cases where a mom adopted an abandoned cub
She emerged from her den in the spring with 1 cub, but when we found her again in Nov, she had 2 cubs!
#photography
Haha it’s definitely going to be rough!
We get a campfire for a few hours a day, but that’s it, so this will be really fun 🤣
We get a campfire for a few hours a day, but that’s it, so this will be really fun 🤣
December 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Haha it’s definitely going to be rough!
We get a campfire for a few hours a day, but that’s it, so this will be really fun 🤣
We get a campfire for a few hours a day, but that’s it, so this will be really fun 🤣
I’ll be wearing a less hardcore winter boot on the flight so those boots will have to stay, but I’m definitely bringing the big jacket on the flight!
Had to add it in the photo for dramatic effect but I suspect it’ll be a tight fit regardless hahaha🤣
Had to add it in the photo for dramatic effect but I suspect it’ll be a tight fit regardless hahaha🤣
December 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I’ll be wearing a less hardcore winter boot on the flight so those boots will have to stay, but I’m definitely bringing the big jacket on the flight!
Had to add it in the photo for dramatic effect but I suspect it’ll be a tight fit regardless hahaha🤣
Had to add it in the photo for dramatic effect but I suspect it’ll be a tight fit regardless hahaha🤣
Packing for my next trip where I’ll be camping at 4000m/13000ft in -40c weather in Central Asia next week
Taking bets to see if I can fit everything pictured in my luggage 🤣
#travel #photography #camping #winter
Taking bets to see if I can fit everything pictured in my luggage 🤣
#travel #photography #camping #winter
December 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Packing for my next trip where I’ll be camping at 4000m/13000ft in -40c weather in Central Asia next week
Taking bets to see if I can fit everything pictured in my luggage 🤣
#travel #photography #camping #winter
Taking bets to see if I can fit everything pictured in my luggage 🤣
#travel #photography #camping #winter
Happy holidays everyone!
I’m a YouTube now 🤣
Just released my first YT video, would really appreciate it if you watched. The audio is terrible, but enjoy looking at bears and me getting stuck on a train
youtu.be/CvrUKon77eg
#youtube #photography #polarbears #travel
I’m a YouTube now 🤣
Just released my first YT video, would really appreciate it if you watched. The audio is terrible, but enjoy looking at bears and me getting stuck on a train
youtu.be/CvrUKon77eg
#youtube #photography #polarbears #travel
Spending 48 Hours On A Train Just To Look At Bears
YouTube video by Ryan
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Happy holidays everyone!
I’m a YouTube now 🤣
Just released my first YT video, would really appreciate it if you watched. The audio is terrible, but enjoy looking at bears and me getting stuck on a train
youtu.be/CvrUKon77eg
#youtube #photography #polarbears #travel
I’m a YouTube now 🤣
Just released my first YT video, would really appreciate it if you watched. The audio is terrible, but enjoy looking at bears and me getting stuck on a train
youtu.be/CvrUKon77eg
#youtube #photography #polarbears #travel
Sometimes I think she’s demon spawn
But she lets me rub my face in her belly whenever I feel like it, so it’s a fair trade
But she lets me rub my face in her belly whenever I feel like it, so it’s a fair trade
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Sometimes I think she’s demon spawn
But she lets me rub my face in her belly whenever I feel like it, so it’s a fair trade
But she lets me rub my face in her belly whenever I feel like it, so it’s a fair trade
December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The bears can last about 170 days without food before it starts to negatively impact their health
Luckily this season, even with a very late winter, most bears in this area were able to get out on the ice at about the 150-160 day mark so they’re now getting fat and happy for the upcoming winter!
Luckily this season, even with a very late winter, most bears in this area were able to get out on the ice at about the 150-160 day mark so they’re now getting fat and happy for the upcoming winter!
December 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The bears can last about 170 days without food before it starts to negatively impact their health
Luckily this season, even with a very late winter, most bears in this area were able to get out on the ice at about the 150-160 day mark so they’re now getting fat and happy for the upcoming winter!
Luckily this season, even with a very late winter, most bears in this area were able to get out on the ice at about the 150-160 day mark so they’re now getting fat and happy for the upcoming winter!
December 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A very special experience indeed!
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A very special experience indeed!
Definitely go with Discover Churchill if you do! They’ve got the best guides in Churchill
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Definitely go with Discover Churchill if you do! They’ve got the best guides in Churchill
These were all along the Hudson in Canada!
December 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
These were all along the Hudson in Canada!
They’re just like dogs! Very, very big murderous dogs, but playful 🤣
December 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
They’re just like dogs! Very, very big murderous dogs, but playful 🤣
Polar bear sparring is a sport I never knew existed
They’ll bite, tackle, grab, & roll, then rest. Inevitably, one of them gets restless and the punching, kicking, and swinging starts up again
Amazing animals
#photography #polarbear #sparring #hudsonbay #winter #canada #wildlife
They’ll bite, tackle, grab, & roll, then rest. Inevitably, one of them gets restless and the punching, kicking, and swinging starts up again
Amazing animals
#photography #polarbear #sparring #hudsonbay #winter #canada #wildlife
December 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Polar bear sparring is a sport I never knew existed
They’ll bite, tackle, grab, & roll, then rest. Inevitably, one of them gets restless and the punching, kicking, and swinging starts up again
Amazing animals
#photography #polarbear #sparring #hudsonbay #winter #canada #wildlife
They’ll bite, tackle, grab, & roll, then rest. Inevitably, one of them gets restless and the punching, kicking, and swinging starts up again
Amazing animals
#photography #polarbear #sparring #hudsonbay #winter #canada #wildlife
Sleepy boi
#canada #wildlife #panorama #wildlifephotography #photography #polarbear #bears #shipwreck
#canada #wildlife #panorama #wildlifephotography #photography #polarbear #bears #shipwreck
December 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
They are such wonderful creatures!
December 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
They are such wonderful creatures!
I’ve held onto all my limbs…don’t think he was hungry enough!
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I’ve held onto all my limbs…don’t think he was hungry enough!
The experience of making eye contact with wild animals is such a special one
I always wonder what they think of me. Some kind of red monkey, offspring of a Ford Transit? (I’m usually in a red jacket, and was hopping in and out of vans to look at bears)
#polarbears #canada #wildlife #photography
I always wonder what they think of me. Some kind of red monkey, offspring of a Ford Transit? (I’m usually in a red jacket, and was hopping in and out of vans to look at bears)
#polarbears #canada #wildlife #photography
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The experience of making eye contact with wild animals is such a special one
I always wonder what they think of me. Some kind of red monkey, offspring of a Ford Transit? (I’m usually in a red jacket, and was hopping in and out of vans to look at bears)
#polarbears #canada #wildlife #photography
I always wonder what they think of me. Some kind of red monkey, offspring of a Ford Transit? (I’m usually in a red jacket, and was hopping in and out of vans to look at bears)
#polarbears #canada #wildlife #photography
Finally got myself a new cat bed!
Bit pricey tho. $13,000 and I had to supply my own blanket!
#sony #sonyalpha #photography #cats
Bit pricey tho. $13,000 and I had to supply my own blanket!
#sony #sonyalpha #photography #cats
December 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Finally got myself a new cat bed!
Bit pricey tho. $13,000 and I had to supply my own blanket!
#sony #sonyalpha #photography #cats
Bit pricey tho. $13,000 and I had to supply my own blanket!
#sony #sonyalpha #photography #cats
Nov 19
Immediately after spending time with a mom and her cub, we turn around only to find that yet another mom, and TWO cubs, were right behind us!
You soon come to understand why all the signs in this town are bent out of shape - they make great toys for bears
#polarbear #wildlife #photography
Immediately after spending time with a mom and her cub, we turn around only to find that yet another mom, and TWO cubs, were right behind us!
You soon come to understand why all the signs in this town are bent out of shape - they make great toys for bears
#polarbear #wildlife #photography
December 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Nov 19
Immediately after spending time with a mom and her cub, we turn around only to find that yet another mom, and TWO cubs, were right behind us!
You soon come to understand why all the signs in this town are bent out of shape - they make great toys for bears
#polarbear #wildlife #photography
Immediately after spending time with a mom and her cub, we turn around only to find that yet another mom, and TWO cubs, were right behind us!
You soon come to understand why all the signs in this town are bent out of shape - they make great toys for bears
#polarbear #wildlife #photography
If you’re in #Atlanta for the holidays and looking for something to do:
The Atlanta #Photography Group is having an Artist talk is TONIGHT at 7pm!
Come hang out, listen to me talk about cameras and what it’s like to walk with #pangolins and swim with #penguins
The Atlanta #Photography Group is having an Artist talk is TONIGHT at 7pm!
Come hang out, listen to me talk about cameras and what it’s like to walk with #pangolins and swim with #penguins
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you’re in #Atlanta for the holidays and looking for something to do:
The Atlanta #Photography Group is having an Artist talk is TONIGHT at 7pm!
Come hang out, listen to me talk about cameras and what it’s like to walk with #pangolins and swim with #penguins
The Atlanta #Photography Group is having an Artist talk is TONIGHT at 7pm!
Come hang out, listen to me talk about cameras and what it’s like to walk with #pangolins and swim with #penguins
Preliminary testing on my cats at home shows that the AF performance is comparable to the Sony
Weather isn’t good so it’ll be a while before I can take this outside for a proper test run on some active subjects
The case for the Viltrox 2x lacks padding on the bottom, for some reason
Weather isn’t good so it’ll be a while before I can take this outside for a proper test run on some active subjects
The case for the Viltrox 2x lacks padding on the bottom, for some reason
December 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Preliminary testing on my cats at home shows that the AF performance is comparable to the Sony
Weather isn’t good so it’ll be a while before I can take this outside for a proper test run on some active subjects
The case for the Viltrox 2x lacks padding on the bottom, for some reason
Weather isn’t good so it’ll be a while before I can take this outside for a proper test run on some active subjects
The case for the Viltrox 2x lacks padding on the bottom, for some reason