Diana Linsley

Diana Linsley has always been a traveler; loving a good road trip.  This was instilled in her as a child, riding in the back of the Ford Galaxy station wagon.  Her father felt travel was an educational experience. Linsley is in total agreement. She feels travel and exploration are widening and humbling experiences.

This has been her observation while photographing Missouri.  Many of the locations in this book were unknown to her at the start of this project. But the journey through the diverse terrain of the state as the seasons changed was an incredible experience.  She totally enjoyed traveling through the backroads and the countryside.

Linsley has been a professional photographer for more than 40 years. She has worked in several environments.  This includes healthcare, public relations, for news and corporate publications and for many years as a photojournalist. She served an internship with The Alton Telegraph. Retiring from The Webster Kirkwood Times in 2020 after more than 20 years.  She has earned awards from the Georgia and Missouri Press Associations’; IFPA (International Free Paper Association) and a TAM award.

“I feel I have come home in nature photography” she said. Having grown up on a small strawberry farm in southern Illinois, Linsley feels very comfortable in the country. The woodlands have been a major factor in her life. As a child roaming barefoot through the fields, woods and creeks was almost a daily occurrence.  As a seasoned adult not much has changed.  She still spends a lot of time in the woods.  She is drawn to the smells, sounds, colors and textures of the woodlands and rural areas. Only now She does wear shoes.

In the city She finds comfort in capturing the area gardens and wildflowers in her own backyard. Linsley has a strong belief in the power of observation.  The goal is to capture the light and feeling of any scene. She is inspired to capture the magic of a moment.

Photojournalist are taught to tell a story.  As a nature photographer Linsley hopes to tell the story of the beauty of the world around us. As a traveler She is inspired to focus on and document small pieces of history.  She has been fortunate to have visited all 50 states as well as a few other parts of the world. One of the highlights was to revisit Route 66 as she did in the back of that Ford Galaxy.

Linsley is a member of the St Louis Camera Club, Women in Focus StL, Missouri Nature & Environmental Photographers, The Mid Missouri Fine Arts Society and PhotoFlood  St Louis.

Her work is displayed in numerous art galleries throughout  Missouri & Illinois. Images are for purchase on https://www.linsleyphotostl.com/

Photo by Ursula Ruhl