Rachel Trautmann is a New York City–based photographer and artist whose work moves between commercial photography and fine-art practice. She photographs portraits, weddings, food, products, and real estate, and creates short-form content for brands — bringing an artist's eye to every assignment.Rachel holds a BFA in Print, Media & Photography from Old Dominion University (2017) and an AAS in Photographic Technologies from Pensacola State College (2012), and has been photographing professionally since 2013. She is also a SAG-AFTRA actor and model, a background that shapes her instinct for performance, gesture, and the decisive moment in front of the camera.Originally from Oak Harbor, Washington, she is now based in New York City and available for assignments worldwide.
EXHIBITIONS
Off The Wall — Arts Southeast, Savannah, Georgia, 2024
The Invented Self — House of Shadows, Tampa, Florida, 2021
Juried Student Exhibition — Baron & Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Norfolk, Virginia, 2017
Open (C)all Exhibition — Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2017
Eclectic Exhibition — Baron & Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Norfolk, Virginia, 2017
Genesis: College Student Juried Exhibition — Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Virginia, 2017
Senior Pop-Up Show — James A. Hixon Art Studio Building, Norfolk, Virginia, 2017
Juried Student Exhibition — Baron & Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Norfolk, Virginia, 2016
Honor Student Exhibition — PSC Art Galleries, Pensacola, Florida, 2012
Pensacola State Fair — Pensacola, Florida, 2011
Power of Photography — Pensacola, Florida, 2011
Power of Photography — Pensacola, Florida, 2010
AWARDS
Highest Rated Photographers of 2020 in Jacksonville, FL — Snappr
Best Wedding Photographers of 2018 — Expertise
Best Wedding Photographers of 2016 — Expertise
Best of 2015 — Thumbtack
Award of Merit — PSC Honor Student Exhibition 2012
Honorable Mention — Power of Photography 2011
PUBLICATIONS
Escambia County Bride & Groom Magazine — February 2017
VOW Bride — December 2015
Huffington Post - Wedding — June 2014