About

Rynos — credited as Ryan Potts — is a Canadian Director of Photography based in Guangzhou, with over twenty years of experience shooting commercial, brand-documentary, and narrative work across Asia, Europe, and North America.

His approach treats light as emotional architecture: tone, texture, and movement carry as much weight as dialogue. He's drawn to intimate scale, moody visuals, and the tension between naturalism and stylization — whether shooting a tabletop product film, a celebrity profile, a wellness campaign, or a 16mm narrative short.

Mandarin-speaking and embedded in South China's creative landscape, Rynos brings a global perspective grounded in local insight, with cross-cultural fluency that lets him navigate sensitive sets and deliver work that resonates across borders.

Selected clients

CHANEL · BVLGARI · HUAWEI · BBC StoryWorks · NOWNESS · ASUS

Talent worked with

Zhou Xun (周迅), Crystal Liu (刘亦菲), Wang Yibo (王一博), Liu Wen (刘雯), Fiona Sit (薛凯琪), Henry Lau (刘宪华).

Color grading

Rynos also takes on standalone color grading work — commercial, documentary, fashion, and experimental — including 16mm and early-digital emulation. For grading inquiries, use the same contact as below; specify the format and runtime.

Direction

Selected projects have been directed by Rynos as well as shot — primarily in brand-documentary and narrative work. Inquiries handled the same way as cinematography bookings.