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Kathryn Taylor Reynolds (born 1977 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American fine art photographer and artist.

From the series: 'Zach: the Father I Never Knew'. A series of self-portraits by Kathryn Reynolds

Awards

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Kathryn Reynolds photography has received numerous awards across the United States, as well as internationally. Reynolds honors have included, receiving awards at the prestigious 'Lucie Awards', 'The International Photography Associations' Annual Photography Competition.[1] awards from Serbin Communications, 'Best of Photography Competition',[2][3][4] as well as being named the 'Amateur Advertising Photographer of the Year', in 2004, by The National Photography Association.[5] Her photographs have been exhibited in galleries worldwide and her limited edition prints[6] are sought after by collectors.

Artwork

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Reynolds work uses symbols, often in juxtaposition, to explore beauty, archetypes, paradox, the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.[7] She believes we are all on a journey to discover who we are, our deep roots of soul and spirit, as well as what destiny holds for us. Her personal quest for self-exploration, and a deeper understanding of the human condition, is a driving force in her ethereal work.[8] Reynolds fine art photographs have become synonymous with her technical expertise, deep knowledge of the use of visual symbols, and her obsessive attention to the smallest detail.

Reynolds does all of her photographic styling and production, something quite unusual for most photographers. Kathryn Reynolds often appears as the subject in her photographs, using herself as the model,[9] and avatar, to the greater message she is relaying in her artwork.[10] Likened to Cindy Sherman, Reynolds is also a master of changing her image to relay the deeper story, and message, to the viewer.[8] She has also compared herself to Harper Lee on at least one occasion.[11]

Background

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Reynolds educational background in, not only photography, but English literature and religious studies, has allowed her to execute complicated photographic tableaux filled with symbolic imagery.[12] Critics such as, the American photographer, Joyce Tenneson, have said, "Reynolds work echoes the poetics of William Blake and Emily Dickinson".

In addition to her fine art photography, Reynolds has also proven herself in the literary community. She has written numerous technical essays, scripts for television and radio, as well as, acting in television commercials, doing voice over work, and hosting her own television show. 'Teen Life Speaks', where Reynolds interviewed high-profile political people, and persons 'of note' in the community. 'Teen Life Speaks' was a featured weekly on PBS television in North Carolina. Reynolds carried this talent into the poetic world, where her iambic pentameter poems, were published in national poetry anthologies.[13]

Family history

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Kathryn Taylor Reynolds was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is the daughter of the American motorcyclist Zachary Taylor Reynolds,[14][15][16][17] granddaughter of Richard Joshua (Dick) Reynolds II,[18] and great-granddaughter of R. J. Reynolds, founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.[19][20] Kathryn is also the grand-niece, of the pilot and aviation innovator Zachary Smith Reynolds, the founder of Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, as well as the charitable organization The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.[21]

References

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  1. ^ ‘International Photography Associations, ‘IPA Lucie Awards’, "International Photography Awards | Annual Juried Photo Competition™". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  2. ^ 'Best of Photography' Photographers Forum Magazine. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009. Publisher; Serbin Communications.
  3. ^ http://www.nationalphotoawards.com/awardsofmerit2005page1.html
  4. ^ "Unknown Domain".
  5. ^ "AX3: American Aperture Awards". ax3.cc. Archived from the original on 2013-05-06.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Taking risks is a family tradition". Railey, John. 'The Winston-Salem Journal'. Retrieved Sunday, November 15, 2009.Updated: Wed Dec 12, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Peterson, Caroline S. (April 2009). "Kathryn Reynolds: Finding Her Past and Her Future Through Photography". Forsyth Woman Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  9. ^ http://www.thechopperunderground.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=58659
  10. ^ Hooker, Sommer. Walnecks Classic Cycle. 'Blame it in Buzz' March 2013. http://www.flashedition.com/publication/?i=143909&p=26#{"page":16,"issue_id":143909}
  11. ^ "Gomi * Gomiblog®".
  12. ^ Hooker, Sommer. Walnecks Classic Cycle. 'Blame it in Buzz' March 2013.
  13. ^ 'An American Poetry Anthology'. Western Reading Services. Denver CO. 2002.
  14. ^ "Zach Reynolds, heir to the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Fortune, lived the American Dream". www.zachreynolds.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
  15. ^ "The Tobacco King" Burge, David. Garage Magazine. April 2009.
  16. ^ "iowahawk: The Cigarette City Flash". Iowahawk.typepad.com. 1979-09-04. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  17. ^ Patrick Reynolds; Tom Shachtman (1989), The Gilded Leaf: Triumph, Tragedy, and Tobacco: Three Generations of the R. J. Reynolds Family and Fortune, Boston: Little, Brown and Co.
  18. ^ Schnakenberg, Heidi. Kid Carolina: R. J. Reynolds Jr., a Tobacco Fortune, and the Mysterious Death of a Southern Icon.
  19. ^ *[1]
  20. ^ Gillespie, Michele. Katharine and R.J. Reynolds: Partners of Fortune in the Making of the New South (University of Georgia Press; 2012) 381 pages; dual biography of R.J. and his wife (1880-1924)
  21. ^ *The Z Smith Reynolds Foundation
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