Laura E. Partain
@lauraepartain.bsky.social
Photograph maker and long walk taker. Nashville TN + Everywhere else. Currently photographing in Music City and working on a photo essay about The Appalachian Trail. Website: www.laurapartain.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=109941378
Two years ago today, #taradower accomplished the fastest known time of the #appalachiantrail in 40 days, 18 hours, and 6 minutes. As of this writing, no one has yet to beat her astonishing record. Photograph made for my #americanpilgrimsbook project and shot on @ilfordphoto.com #delta400 film.
New album artwork for the legendary #gilbertosullivan ! Photographed lakeside in Middle Tennessee this Spring. The album comes out November 6th 2026! #kodak #hasselblad #portra800 #albumcover #aloneagainnaturally #lauraepartain #lauraepartainphotography
#theblackkeys and #billygibbons at #easyeyesound earlier this year, shot for #hitparadermagazine. Dan, Pat, and Billy’s musical and cosmic chemistry was truly something special to be around, and was a reminder of the incredible intergenerational quilt that great music builds. #kodak #hasselblad
New work for Hit Parader Magazine of The Black Keys and Billy Gibbons! Now available in print - snag a copy 🔥 #hitparader #theblackkeys #billygibbons #mediumformatdigital #profoto #lauraepartain #lauraepartainphotography
I had the honor of photographing #steveo for @playboy.com last month. The article just dropped today, and it's so good. Check out the photos, as well as an incredible written + video interview. #playboy #editorialphotography #pentax645 #pentax645z #mediumformatdigital #jackass #lauraepartain
Steve-O No Longer Needs Your Attention
In his Playboy Interview, Steve-O explains what Jackass was really about—and what's left once the stunts stop.
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Award-winning TV and film composer, Robert Duncan | Feb 2026 #pentax645z #nashvilletn #tvandfilm #composer
Two years ago today, March 3rd 2024 I began my thru hike of the #appalachiantrail . Little did I know that 7 months and 13 days later, 265 rolls of @ilfordphoto.com film later, I'd complete it. The trail changed my life for the better. #thruhike #ilford #ilfordphoto #thruhiking #thruhiker
New collab video with KEH Camera about my #appalachiantrail thru hike and photo book project! Be sure to like, subscribe, and share. #thruhike #thruhiking #theappalachiantrail #fujitx1 #ilford #ilfordphoto #hasselbladxpan #ilforddelta3200 #ilforddelta400 #kehcamera
The Appalachian Trail with Laura E. Partain and a Fuji TX-1
YouTube video by KEH Camera
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First three shoots of 2026 happened in 72hrs this week, woof! Such a blast. Excited to share new work soon with yall <3
I recently talked with my friends at #KEHCamera to talk about my work, and my #appalachiantrail project. You can read the full interview at the link below. Enjoy! www.keh.com/expert-advic...
Guitar maestro Critter Eldridge from a few years back. #crittereldridge #punchbrothers #kodak #kodakprofessional #portra800 #lauraepartain #lauraepartainphotography
Actor Laura Osnes for The Free Press | Nov 2025
George Gruhn inspecting a guitar backstage at the @opry | Oct 2024 #GeorgeGruhn #GruhnGuitars #Pentax645z #Opry #GrandOleOpry #LauraEPartain #LauraEPartainPhotography
Photographs of the one and only #alecnewnam | Bassist, band leader, eclectic and open minded explorer of life's adventures, and also - my guy. In our near 8 years together, I think this is our only sleek studio shoot. Shot on @ilfordphoto.com #panF #lauraepartain #pentax645 #hasselblad #ilford
A few photographs of mine from the interior packaging and gatefold of Luke Bell's "The King is Back" album, out now. #lukebell #thirtytigers #albumartwork #hasselblad #kodak #tmax400 #lauraepartain #lauraepartainphotography
Congrats @missmargoprice.bsky.social on your GRAMMY nominations! They are so well deserved. Photograph from our 2023 BUST Magazine shoot. #margoprice #bustmagazine #pentax645z #lauraepartain #lauraepartainphotography
For this week's edition of musicians in flight - Andrew Golden | July 2025 #kodak #tmax400 #hasselblad #profoto #lauraepartain #lauraepartainphotography
New work for Andrew Leahey & the Homestead - Now available as of last week! It's a great album, don't sleep on it!
Yesterday marked the 1 year anniversary of #thruhiking the #appalachiantrail from #georgiatomaine. In the year since, I've been working on a book about it all. 2,200 miles, 250 rolls of @ilfordphoto.com 35mm film. You can support the completion of the project here: www.patreon.com/user?u=10994...
Tom Petty left this earthly realm eight years ago this week. Nine years ago I had the oppertunity to photograph Tom with his old band Mudcrutch. A year later, Tom tragically passed away. Forever loved and missed, though his legacy will live forever. #tompetty #mudcrutch #rollingstone
Happy belated #publiclandsday ! What do public lands mean to you? Drop a comment below. Photo shot on @ilfordphoto.com #appalachiantrail #thruhiking #thruhiker #hasselbladxpan #fujitx1
2025 has cleanly found me in my era of photographing musicians floating through the boundlessness of knock out white infinity walls. The Wood Brothers | Jan 2025 #thewoodbrothers #woodbrothers #hasselblad #kodak #tmax400 #profoto #lauraepartain #lauraepartainphotography
"The End of the Journey" - After hiking 2,200 miles, a hiker kneels at the base of the famous sign that marks the end of her long journey from GA > ME. My book about the #appalachiantrail needs your support! Learn more here: www.patreon.com/posts/update... www.laurapartain.com/americanpilg...
New work for Andrew Leahey! These are singles to the upcoming record, so I'll share the album cover soon. It's a great record, and I'm so glad I got to photograph for it. #andrewleahey #lauraepartain #lauraepartainphotography
From the Archives: Pattie Gonia! Shot on @cinestillfilm.bsky.social in Sept 2023 #pattiegonia #cinestillfilm #cinestill #pentax645 #profoto #lauraepartain
Gene Espy holds the title as the 2nd known person to have ever hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, doing so in 1951 at the age of 24. He passed away Aug 22nd at 98 years old. I photographed Gene for my upcoming photo book, American Pilgrims
