Trey Ratcliff (born July 7, 1971) is an American photographer, public speaker and writer.

Personal life and education

Born in Austin, Texas, on July 7, 1971, Trey Ratcliff is the son of Susan Ratcliff and Ray Ratcliff. He attended Jesuit College Preparatory in Texas before moving on to

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where he studied Computer Science. Ratcliff has three children with his ex-wife Tina, son Ethan and daughters Isabella and Scarlett.

Career

Since starting his daily photography blog in 2005 Trey has been a proponent of

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licensing for his images. Although being able to see only from his left eye since birth, he became notable in HDR photography. In 2017, Ratcliff's photographs had been viewed more than 150 billion times via Google based channels. He was the first person to have HDR photography displayed in the

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following their 4th Annual Photo Contest. In 2018, his photography was again on display at the Smithsonian in their

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as part of the exhibition "No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man". Ratcliff is notable for development of

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; a

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(HDR) editing and processing tool released in November, 2015. It was made through a collaboration with software developer

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(formerly Macphun). Trey has gained over 16 million followers on his social media accounts.

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, the

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director called Ratcliff's photographs inspiring and real.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratcliff, Trey 1971 births Living people 21st-century American photographers Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas alumni People from Austin, Texas Photographers from Texas Southern Methodist University alumni