Kathryn Taylor Reynolds, born 1977 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is an American Fine Art Photographer and Artist.
Background
Kathryn Taylor Reynolds was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is the daughter of the American motorcycle legend, Zachary Taylor Reynolds, granddaughter of playboy heir, Richard Joshua (Dick) Reynolds II, and great-granddaughter of R. J. Reynolds, founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Kathryn is also the grand-niece, of the first transcontinental pilot and aviation innovator, Zachary Smith Reynolds. "Smith" Reynolds was the founder of the Winston-Salem, "Smith Reynolds Airport", as well as the charitable organization, The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
The late Zachary Smith Reynolds" tragic and historic life, was the basis for two movies, Reckless, starring Jean Harlow, and the popular 1950s classic, Written on the Wind.
Career
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. 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 Public Broadcasting Service television in North Carolina.
Reynolds carried this talent into the poetic world, where her iambic pentameter poems, were published in national poetry anthologies.