{"id":7337,"date":"2016-03-10T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=7337"},"modified":"2018-11-11T21:40:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:40:23","slug":"woman-behind-the-lens-becca-skinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/woman-behind-the-lens-becca-skinner","title":{"rendered":"Woman Behind The Lens: Becca Skinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you need adventure photographer Becca Skinner, odds are you\u2019d have better luck finding her in a bivy sack on a mountainside than on her couch at home\u2014or indoors at all, for that matter.<\/p>\n

She jokes about sleeping outside more nights than inside this year, and that\u2019s really the way she likes it. After all, a portfolio full of dreamy, backlit sunrise shots and photos of morning coffee in beautiful places doesn\u2019t just build itself; it grows organically with each morning she pokes her head out of her sleeping bag before the sun pops over the horizon.<\/p>\n

\"Becca<\/p>\n

\u201cOutdoor adventuring for me means anything from fly-fishing to summiting,\u201d she says. \u201cI feel really lucky that I’ve found a way to have created work for myself that also involves being pushed physically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Becca grew up in the climbing world\u2014legendary climber Todd Skinner was her uncle\u2014and you\u2019ve probably seen her work in the latest Patagonia catalog, but she got her start as a photographer by turning her lens on New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina. A couple years later, she snagged a National Geographic Young Explorers grant to shoot post-tsunami Sumatra, Indonesia. Since then, she\u2019s been chasing light, and the stories of people living adventures in the outdoors, all around the American West. Much of the time she lives out of her built-out 2004 Chevy Colorado with her trusty part-pit bull companion, Veda\u2014named for the Wyoming climbing area, Vedauwoo.<\/p>\n

\"Becca<\/p>\n

She\u2019s not afraid to stick her neck out for a shot\u2014like hanging out of a helicopter or making her way through a country where women can get arrested for smoking on the street\u2014but the photos she finds the most meaningful are the images that feel most accessible. \u201cThe ones that I always think are the best are the ones that I can personally relate to or that inspire me to go outside,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Her favorites so far? \u201cI got the opportunity to do the Teton Crest Trail with my best friend and her then 14-month-old son,\u201d she says. The 47-mile trek introduced the baby to the backcountry and pushed Becca both physically and mentally. Her story and photos captivated and inspired other women looking to bring their own children into the backcountry.<\/p>\n

\u201cBackpacking with a baby isn’t the easiest shooting situation I’ve put myself into, but is one of the most rewarding,\u201d she says. \u201cThat trip will always have a special place in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Becca<\/p>\n

This year, she\u2019s been aiming her lens at wildlife for National Geographic, and is vying for a three month paddling expedition this fall.<\/p>\n

If you enjoyed Becca’s photos in this article, head on over to Instagram and give\u00a0@beccaskinner<\/a>\u00a0a follow.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you need adventure photographer Becca Skinner, odds are you\u2019d have better luck finding her in a bivy sack on a mountainside than on her couch at home\u2014or indoors at all, for that matter. She jokes about sleeping outside more nights than inside this year, and that\u2019s really the way she likes it. After all, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[563,53,651],"internal-tag":[547,1672],"class_list":["post-7337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camp","tag-becca-skinner","tag-photography","tag-women","internal-tag-hilary-oliver","internal-tag-pre-redirect-camp"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/camp\/woman-behind-the-lens-becca-skinner","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Woman Behind The Lens: Becca Skinner","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/woman-behind-the-lens-becca-skinner","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/woman-behind-the-lens-becca-skinner"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/03\/IMG-3243-web.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/03\/IMG-3243-web.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000"},"articleSection":"Camp","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Angela Crampton"}],"creator":["Angela Crampton"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["becca skinner","photography","women"],"dateCreated":"2016-03-10T16:00:24Z","datePublished":"2016-03-10T16:00:24Z","dateModified":"2018-11-12T05:40:23Z"},"rendered":"