Episode 10: Joe Ryan Reel Riders

Attentive followers of this podcast will recall that Joe Ryan was one of the recommendations provided by Episode 6 guest, Brent Pearson. Joe is a film maker, photographer, creator and explorer, and while he makes documentaries for a living, he’s also created a YouTube channel where he documents his motorcycling adventures. I spoke to Joe shortly after his return from New Zealand, where he had shot an 18-part series, which at the time we spoke, had begun to appear on his YouTube channel.
Joe and I had a wide-ranging chat about the many aspects of creating travel films and publishing to YouTube.
Follow Joe here:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@freewayproject
Instagram: @freewayproject
Website: https://www.joeryan.store
In this episode, Joe made reference to the following content creators and films:
Johnny Harris https://www.youtube.com/@johnnyharris
“180° South” (2010) by Chris Malloy
Joe’s documentary “Fish” (2019) about the legendary Fish surfboard design can be viewed online at: https://www.redbull.com/int-en/films/fish
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