Awards
R.J. Turner's image, The Dance Begins, was on exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in D.C. with Nature's Best Photography Exhibit from October 2017 - September 2018. Awarded as a Highly Honored Photographer in the Wildlife Category, R.J.'s image of two wild mustang stallions was also featured in the Fall 2017 issue of Nature's Best Photography Magazine.
In 2018 R.J. Turner's image, Tumbo, was selected to be a part of the conservation project Remembering Great Apes. Her image is featured in the coffee table book Remembering Great Apes, and was on display during the exhibition at La Galleria Pall Mall in London, England in October 2019. Chosen as one of the top 72 wildlife photographers in the world, R.J. was thrilled to be involved for the second time with Remembering Wildlife, with all profits go directly to help great apes all over the world. To learn more visit: https://rememberingwildlife.com/remembering-great-apes/
R.J. Turner's photograph Dreamer, taken of a chimpanzee on Ngamba Island in Uganda, was on exhibit in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. in October 2016 - September 2017. Awarded as a Highly Honored Photograher in the African Category of Nature's Best Photography Awards, R.J. was also published in the Fall 2016 issue of Nature's Best Photography Magazine.
In 2016 R.J. was selected as one of the 65 World’s Top Wildlife Photographers to become a part of the coffee table book and art exhibition Remembering Elephants. Sharing their work and love of elephants, Remembering Elephants shows the world the beauty and magic of these gentle giants, and why we must protect this incredible species from mass extinction due to poaching. In September the coffee-table book and art exhibition premiered at La Galleria, Pall Mall in London, with all proceeds going to anti-poaching efforts in Africa. Visit www.rememberingelephants.com for more information.