The love and appreciation of the outdoors was instilled
early for Cheyenne. She was born and raised in sunny South
Florida where she spent winters in The Keys and summers on
the family farm in the mountains of North Carolina. Cheyenne
is a self taught photographer and began shooting stock and
assignment photography in 1989 after she made the decision
to leave her home in Miami, FL and move to the Southwest.
Her areas of specialty included Extreme Adventure Sports,
Outdoor Recreation, Health & Fitness, Western/SW Culture
and Landscapes.
After 9-11 life and business changed, it was at that time
Cheyenne hung up her mountain climbing boots and camera for
a much needed break. She soon found that she missed not only
having a camera in her hand but she missed the creative
process. She wasn't interested in getting back into the
stock & assignment segment of the photography business
again and knew that her calling would come in a different
form this time. In 2008, Cheyenne's creative sparks
reignited fresh, new and bold! A proven master of technique,
she's taking Digital Fine Art Photography into exciting,
powerful and new directions. With her unique vision, she
captures the subtle moods of the landscapes, the textures,
and maybe the ghosts that live on somehow in the rusted,
abandoned artifacts of the West & Southwest. Using the
whispers of light, color and form, she asks these old
discarded objects to tell us their stories once again.
Cheyenne's photographs have been published worldwide in
hundreds if not thousands of publications over the last 31
years. Her impressive list of clients includes: Sunset
Magazine, Subaru Drive Magazine, Outdoor Research Gear, U.S.
Postal Service, Backroads Tours, Outdoor Photographer
Magazine, Outside Magazine, and the list goes on. While
Cheyenne doesn't actively market her photos to the editorial
world anymore she is still represented by some of the
world’s top stock photography agencies, from time to time
she will see some of her stock photos used for advertising
as well as on magazine and book covers. Cheyenne's Fine Art
Photographs of the Great American West & Southwest hang
in the homes and offices of collectors from around the
globe.
Cheyenne is also a published author, with a list of Outdoor
Recreation and Photography books to her name. In the past,
she wrote numerous photo/text pieces and monthly columns for
magazines such as; Outdoor Photographer, Park City Traveler,
Outdoor & Nature Photographer and Utah Outdoors.
Cheyenne's "Cheyenne's Top 10 Photo Locations" eBook series
was launched in 2012 with New Mexico and Southern Utah
titles available. Her eBooks have been popular favorites
among photographers wanting to learn from her over 30 years
of photographing and exploring the Southwest for the best
photo locations. From 2010 - 2015, Cheyenne was sponsored by
Photomatix HDR Software Group and was one of their sought
after HDR Specialsts. She held HDR Photo Workshops and
Classes around the US as well as s peaking engements sharing
her creative journey back into the world of photography.
As the former owner of Ancient Light Gallery in Scottsdale,
Arizona from 2010 - 2013, Cheyenne now travels full time and
sells her Limited Edition photographs of the Nostalgic West
exclusivley at over 40 Fine Art Shows and Festivals around
the West and Southwest each year. Be sure to have a look at
her current Art Show schedule. In 2018, Cheyenne made the
big decison and huge leap to hit the road full time in her
16 foot travel trailer - be sure to follow here adventures
on the road on Facebook. Cheyenne has lived in Miami FL,
Cardiff CA, Park City UT, Scottsdale & New River,
Arizona...she now makes her home wherever her 16 ft travel
trailer, aka her "tiny trailer", is parked.
Phone/Text: 435.640.6880
E-mail: chey.rouse@gmail.com