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I'M GRETCHEN.

I'm a Minnesota gal that's put down roots in Italy, a top-rated podcast host, and I LOVE taking cinematic photos on the road.

I'M BIG ON: cheesy hashbrowns in the winter, scouting out where the pines smell the best (FYI it's Northern Minnesota), great photos and designing a life that you actually love. Avid cat lady since 1997.

Hey there!

Basically, I'm the gal that caught the travel bug and never let it go.

But here's the thing - up until last year, you'd probably find me burning the candle at both ends in a corporate job that came with a stuffy beige cubicle. I thought I was getting into something good - but it never quite fit the way I wanted it to. Kind of like the pair of boots you thought you loved, but always gave you blisters at the end of the day.

It was when I started setting up camp at the coffee machine just to get through the day that I knew I needed something different. And then, I got laid off and things changed. And while it was stressful and definitely presented a challenge, it also was the kick in the pants I needed to make the life I'd always dreamt of a reality. That day is what led me to finally pursue travel writing full-time, and finally starting to feel like I wasn't missing out on life because I had to do a job that wasn't lighting me up anymore. Today, you can find me running between Minnesota and Europe with my very southern Italian boyfriend (read: eats more carbs in a week than I could in a month). 

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Want to work together? I love creating cinematic content for epic brands. If you want to be next, you know what to do.

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Hewing Hotel
Formulate
JORD
Old Navy
UNIQLO
Kendra Scott
Athleta
MVMT
Red's Mercantile

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 @gretchen_reese

Life can take you anywhere. Even places you never expected. From Minnesota to Puglia and back again, travelling the world with a wine glass in hand - this is where you'll get the stories of my life behind the lens.

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