Rhianna Truex

My passion for photography was born the day my mother handed me my first camera, a purple 35mm Jazz 207, when I was five years old. From that time on I could be found in the yard for hours on end looking for salamanders and slugs. When it was finally time to come inside, my mother would yell, “Rhianna, look! A spider!” and I’d come running.. My love of nature intensified at my birthday parties at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, where I got to snuggle bugs and gawk at the animatronic dinosaurs.

Throughout my childhood I’d always mooch my mother’s camera whenever there was anything I wanted to photograph. When I was gifted my sister’s old Nikon D50 as a teenager, my photographic journey really took off. Friends, pets, frogs, mushrooms—there was nothing I didn’t try to photograph, and it wasn’t long before I turned the camera on myself. In my self-portraits, I can’t say I always know exactly what drives me to make a particular portrait, but when the vision sprouts from within, I abide. 

Today I continue to be inspired by Mother Nature and the tiny worlds she creates for us. Lichen on rocks, birds (shorebirds and songbirds have especially stolen my heart), slugs on mushrooms, tiny fairy castles. If I could, I’d spend my time becoming moss, joining my favorite tiny worlds.

In my professional world, I tend to work with organizations based in conservation and regenerative agriculture. I strive to protect the planet and our wildlife, and work with other organizations that do the same. I am endlessly grateful to the work I get to capture, and the companies I get to work with. When I’m not taking pictures, I have been running sled dogs since I was small and now have my own tiny team of sled dogs. I also love to knit, mostly socks, sweaters, and beanies. I even design my own knitwear patterns now and teach classes! 

Published in:
– Colorado Outdoors Magazine
– Rooster Mag