Ron McKinney has been photographing dance since 2008 when he was inspired by the company dance performances at his preschool daughters’ dance recital. Since then, he’s worked with the Houston Ballet, the Grand Rapids Ballet, Hubbard Street, and many Chicago-area dance studios. He was the photographer for Ballet Chicago as well as Dynamic Perception Dance Center, Above the Bar Dance Academy, Midwest Dance Academy, Center Stage Dance Academy, Engage Dance Academy, Shine Bright Dance Studio, Broadway Academy of Art, Dance and All that Jazz, Ballet Box, Elite Academy of Dance, R&B Studio, Denise Sabala Dance Company, Chicago Ballet Center, Rebecca McCarthy School of Dance, Algonquin Academy of Dance, and many more. He travels through the midwest and the United States.

He also has three amazing children, his absolute favorite of which is the one helping with website design!!! ;)