For over thirty years Ray McSavaney has explored various aspects of photography within the bounds of traditional cameras and darkroom. His love of the natural environment has resulted in an ongoing project on the Western landscape. His previous career in urban planning resulted in projects in an abandoned tire factory and other industrial sites, urban renewal construction in downtown Los Angeles, portraits of people on Broadway and Melrose, and an extensive project involving ancient structures in the Southwest. Other projects include a series of botanical studies.

An award winning book, entitled Explorations and containing photography essays by Ray McSavaney, was selected by the American Institute of Graphic Arts as "One of the Fifty Best Books of the Year." Other work has been published in West of Eden: A History of the Art and Literature of Yosemite, View Camera, Outdoor Photographer and numerous other publications.

A co-founder of the Owens Valley Photography Workshops, he initiated his own workshop program in 1991 and has instructed, directed or been on the staff of approximately 200 workshops.

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