Erin Grace Trieb grew up in Dallas, Texas and earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in photography from Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2004. She began her career photographing in Israel / The Palestinian territories and freelancing for newspapers in Texas. Since 2007 she has worked professionally as a freelance photojournalist, editorial and documentary photographer. In her work Erin focuses on social issue-driven topics like cultural identity, trauma from war, and feminism - her photography spans a diversity of subject matter from international conflict to feature stories. Based between Istanbul and New York City, Erin works for a variety of clients including The New York Times, ESPN Magazine, Rolling Stone, NBCnews.com, Newsweek, TIME Magazine, Harper’s, Playboy, and many others. Her work has received international recognition and awards from World Press Photo, Pictures of The Year International, The Art Director's Club, American Photography, The Magenta Foundation and the FotoVisura Foundation. In 2011 she founded The Homecoming Project - an awareness and educational campaign highlighting the effects of trauma from war on the US military - which has exhibited in over 50 platforms worldwide. In 2014 Trieb received the distinguished “Alumni Award” from her Alma Mater, Texas A&M University-Commerce. In 2017 she was named a “female icon” of adventure by Outside Magazine. She is represented by National Geographic Image Collection.
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