About Ralph
Born and raised in Switzerland, Ralph has always been drawn to a life of authentic discovery. As a Renaissance Man, once chef/restaurateur, entrepreneur, artist, art dealer, builder, spiritual event producer, and world traveler, his passion is uniting people, purpose, and unusual places into new creations. To unveil the hidden essence of people and place - that we may apprehend our oneness.
"Having dedicated my life to seeking the essence of life itself, I finally came to understand that there is no need to look for the truth. All we need to do instead is to drop our illusions.
​At the heart of my photography is a call to courageous vulnerability. This is about a choice and the ability to confront and embrace our own shadows. When we do so, everything becomes completely authentic on camera, and the truth is revealed.
Courageous vulnerability is a path I have walked myself. I was afflicted for many years with physical illness, intense pain, and personal challenges. It was through pain and facing my shadows that my mission emerged: to enable people to see and be themselves."​
Vision & Mission
Transformation Through Photography
"Photography of courage and vulnerability imparts empathy and ignites shared value.
Our vision is to unite, communicate, and catalyze conscious transformation through photography and stories of authentic people and places for a sustainable future for all. Transforming our world by awakening consciousness and purpose."
"A Revolution of Re-Remembrance"
​"For me, photography is heart coherence with time and experience. It is the vibrational alignment of what wants to be seen and expressed." ​
Exhibitions
Dedicated to human and planetary Transformation Through Photography, Ralph has premiered his work exclusively for the purpose of purpose. It has not to date been made available commercially.
His original SDG Photography is dedicated to uplifting consciousness and action in support of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and has been featured in multiple major exhibitions at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and in the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, as well as in select privately commissioned and hosted exhibitions, and numerous global media broadcasts in support of Climate Action, Women's Equality and all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Ralph's SDG Photography debuts have included major digital installations with Thomson Reuters and PVBLIC Foundation across iconic Times Square buildings and billboards, as well as multiple feature print pieces with Real Leaders Media and Real Leaders Magazine globally. His iconic SDG Fusion Photography Shows that unite the transformative power of SDG Photography and music from artists such as four-time Grammy Award-winning Keb' Mo' and Roseanne Cash, have been broadcast together with FINTECH TV and THEImpact, across NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, and Bloomberg TV worldwide.
About Amber
Amber Nystrom, SDG Projects Co-Producer & Connectrix
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A lifelong advocate of an inclusive economy and Earth, Amber is a pioneer in impact and catalytic finance, social enterprise, and global systems change. For well over two decades, she has mobilized financial and industry-firsts across market- and multi-stakeholder solutions that transform humanity's great challenges into human and planetary co-evolution.
She sees achieving a resilient and flourishing future as inextricably interwoven with the transformative power of the feminine, and fresh horizons and soul re-remembrance that art and photography enable us all to access.
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"I am the daughter of one of the stewards of the modern midwifery movement. When I asked my mom long ago where she gained such courage, she said simply, 'When something becomes necessary, and it is necessary for everyone, and not just for a few, then nothing is impossible.' " - Amber Nystrom
