Reyna Hope is a cinematographer and photographer from the outskirts of New Orleans, Louisiana.
She first started visualizing stories as a child, beginning with wanting to tell her own bedtime stories. Around the same time, she became infatuated with her mom’s VHS camera, and unknowingly started her career in the pictures.
Seeing life through her unique eye, that initial interest grew into a deeper appreciation of light, perspective, textures and the feelings they evoked. Her sensitivity to those qualities, combined with the desire to build connection through film, led her into the arms of cinematography.
Making images is her way of honoring life. Whether it be a crafted narrative or in documenting reality, her mindset when creating is “Look at this thing I experienced! I was fortunate enough to be in that moment, perceive it and now I share this interpretation with you”.
Reyna is based in Los Angeles, California. When she’s not on set you’ll probably find her on some hill, at sunset, taking the 14,785th photo of her dog.