Ragland was born and raised in Birmingham, AL. He received a BFA from The Atlanta College of Art and a MFA from The School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology. Ragland's work has been featured and reviewed in numerous publications including a rare encore portfolio review in Computer Graphics World Magazine. He has exhibited in Atlanta, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland, Princeton, Birmingham, Tokyo and in Beijing. His work is included in many public and private collections, including the MOCA GA permanent collection.