Ryan Moss is a senior Environmental Studies major at the University of Washington Tacoma. He was in Costa Rica for three months in the fall of 2006, staying at a remote wildlife refuge where he is studying the impact of lunar cycles on sea turtles' nesting patterns. He will write and send photos reflecting his experience in Costa Rica.

Moss, 25, grew up in Kansas, graduating from Maize High School near Wichita. Moving to Washington in 2001, he focused his attention on photographing the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Ryan´s passion for photographing wild and beautiful places has taken him throughout the Western United States and Central America. His images have appeared in UW Tacoma’s award-winning literary journal Tahoma West, and in Terrain, UW Tacoma's magazine.