rinne allen is a photographer living in her hometown of athens, georgia. rinne spends most of her days collaborating with farmers, chefs, artisans, designers, writers, and researchers to document the full scope of their work, from start to finish, with the hopes that those who view her pictures will learn something about the value of process, about nature & the environment, and also the value of labor and of Place. Most importantly, Rinne hopes her viewers will learn more about their own connection to the natural world.

rinne also helps with the creative direction when working with her collaborators- in addition to photographing, she enjoys everything from coming up with the feeling of a shoot to sourcing the props & styling to the art direction and how to use the photos once they are made. she has overseen the design and production of many different print publications and loves this aspect of her work.

rinne has a background in fine art photography, with a BFA in photography from sewanee, in tennessee, and now works out of her studio in an old house in athens, georgia.

rinne's work has been published in over 20 books and in national & international magazines, as well as shown in galleries and educational institutions. rinne had a regular column with the new york times' t magazine that focused on harvests from the southern region that she calls home, and she is still a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Bitter Southerner, and other magazines and academic journals.

rinne is also very involved with her community; she is the co-chair of project threadways, a nonprofit based in florence, alabama focused on preserving the craft and history around textiles in the south, and she is the founder of arrow, a creative early education school in athens, georgia. rinne also serves on the advisory board of the cornelia walker bailey program on land, sea, & agriculture at UGA.

rinne is also a mom of two teenage boys. :)