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Hope Elaine Ryden (August 1, 1929 – June 18, 2017) was an American documentary producer and wildlife activist. She contributed to various publications including National Geographic, Audubon, Smithsonian, Defenders and The New York Times. [1] . She specialized in photographing animals such as beavers and coyotes across North America. Career.
Jun 18, 2017 · Ryden once described how she learned at Drew Associates to observe and capture real life happening without interfering in it. She took that philosophy into the field as a gifted nature photographer, often spending weeks camped out in the wilds observing animals she wanted to learn and write about.
Jul 7, 2017 · “There was quite a mixed gathering awaiting our good friend Hope Ryden when she approached and crossed the Rainbow Bridge the other day. Animal and human alike were waiting to render a hand across to the afterlife to the woman who had touched and helped so many.
Losing Hope Ryden is calamitous for the wild animals she loved so deeply, and whose lives she so intimately understood from her years with them in the wild. As a compassionate observer of their individuality, Hope was able to communicate their personhood even to people who didn’t agree that animals had any.
Hope Ryden was born on 1 August 1929 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. She was a producer, known for The Loving Story (2011) , Jane (1962) and A President to Remember (2008) . She died on 18 June 2017 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.
- Producer, Additional Crew
- August 1, 1929
- Hope Ryden
- June 18, 2017
Hope Ryden passed away in June 2017. You can read Franz Camenzind’s moving tribute to Hope here, and below is more information about this tremendously accomplished and inspirational advocate of wildlife.
Jun 18, 2017 · August 1, 1929 – June 18, 2017. North American wildlife lost one of their staunchest advocates with the death in June of esteemed author and naturalist Hope Ryden.
