From The Book
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CONTINENTAL OBSCURA IS RELEASED!Book is officially out today! Pick up your copy of 'Continental Obscura: From Birmingham To Bellingham' over on Amazon.
- NYLON BOOK REVEAL
NYLON gives the first look at Continental Obscura and discusses some of Ryan's favorite spots on the cross country trip over at nylon.com.
- AV CLUB REVIEW
The AV Club makes Continental Obscura a staff pick and gives a short review of the book over at avclub.com.
- USA TODAY REVIEW
USA Today reviews Continental Obscura over at usatoday.com.
- ALTERNATIVE PRESS INTERVIEW WITH RYAN
AP magazine interviews Ryan about Continental Obscura and what it's like working on something non-music related at altpress.com.
- FILSON LIFE FEATURE
Seattle's historic Filson premieres a few photographs from Continental Obscura along with a some exclusive shots not in the book over at filson.com.
- ROADTRIPPERS FEATURE
The fine folks over at Roadtrippers posts a feature about Ryan's cross country journey along with an interactive map of the route from Birmingham, Alabama to Bellingham, Washington at roadtrippers.com.
- FUSE PREMIERES MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA / MINUS THE BEAR TRACKS
Fuse.TV premieres both tracks off the Manchester Orchestra / Minus the Bear split 7" that comes inside every copy of Continental Obscura. Listen to both tracks at fuse.tv.
- IMPOSE MAGAZINE FEATURE
Impose posts selected images from Continental Obscura over at imposemagazine.com.
- THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS FEATURE
The Birmingham News/AL.com features Continental Obscura and interviews Ryan for the book release celebration in Birmingham over at al.com.
- CASCADIA WEEKLY FEATURE
Bellingham's Cascadia Weekly interviews Ryan and talks about moving to Bellingham over at cascadiaweekly.com.
- CASCADIA WEEKLY FEATURE
Bellingham's WhatcomTalk sits down with Ryan to talk moving to Bellingham and about working as a professional band photographer over at whatcomtalk.com.
- WELD BIRMINGHAM INTERVIEW
Birmingham publication, WELD, interviews Ryan about the book along with discussing the major changes between living in Birmingham and the pacific northwest at weldbham.com.
- FLUX FEATURE
FLUX speaks about Ryan's book and shares samples images over at fluxmagazine.com.
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To view more of Ryan's work visit: ryanrussell.net - contact: ryan@ryanrussell.net
Known best for his iconic photography of some of rock's biggest acts, Ryan Russell has released a new travel photography book titled "Continental Obscura: From Birmingham to Bellingham" today via No Sleep Records. The limited edition book will also feature an exclusive 7" split record with unreleased and rare music from Manchester Orchestra and Minus The Bear. The book is available for purchase now from No Sleep Records and Amazon.com. For the last decade Russell has captured memorable shots of famous rock bands like Paramore, Death Cab For Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Taking Back Sunday, Against Me!, and comedian Patton Oswalt. He also had photos featured in publications like Rolling Stone, Esquire and New York Times all while amassing an impressive cult following of his work. For his latest project "Continental Obscura: From Birmingham to Bellingham" Russell turned his lens onto a different subject entirely. In the summer of 2013 he embarked on a life-changing, cross-country journey, moving from his native city of Birmingham, AL to the Pacific Northwest town of Bellingham, WA. Russell documented his trip, capturing the back roads, ghost towns, national parks and historical sites of America with stunning photos on the 8-day journey, plus his first few weeks living in western Washington.