Meet Kristin
Kristin Luna is a journalist, photographer and digital storyteller with 20 years of magazine experience under her belt, plus a decade of work in the branded content space. She launched her publishing career in New York in the early 2000s by working in-house as a reporter/researcher at Newsweek, Time Inc., Wenner Media and Conde Nast.
A Tennessee native always on the lookout for colorful murals, Kristin has traveled through all 50 states and more than 130 countries; written 15 guidebooks for major publishers; and contributed to more than 50 national titles, including Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, AFAR, Southern Living, Real Simple and USA Today.
Through her travel and lifestyles blog Camels & Chocolate (est. 2007), Kristin and her husband/business partner Scott have widely documented their travels, as well as adventures in home renovation. The pair also runs a media production business, Odinn Media, that specializes in creating visual and written imagery for DMOs and brands like Jack Daniel’s and George Dickel. They also have collaborated on projects with destinations around the world, from Visit Britain to Visit California, and produced native content campaigns for such brands as Fairmont Hotels, Hilton, Airbnb and Hertz.
Kristin and Scott also co-founded DMA-events, a Tennessee-based public art nonprofit with a focus on activating public spaces through creative placemaking and original murals. DMA is responsible for the installation of more than 60 works of large-scale public art in cities throughout Tennessee and has been the recipient of many Tennessee Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts grants. Kristin holds a Bachelor of Science in journalism and electronic media from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
You can email Kristin here or through the contact button below.
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SPEAKING + EVENTS
A frequent speaker at media events and tourism conferences, Kristin has presented at the Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Hospitality and Tourism, Wyoming Governor’s Conference, TravelCon, eTourism Summit, PRSA Travel & Tourism, Southeast Tourism Society, Rural Tourism Conference, National Travel and Tourism Week, and other industry events, like annual meetings for DMOs such as Bismarck-Mandan Convention and Visitors Bureau, Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association and Walton County Tourism Department in Florida. She also appear as an on-air travel expert for news segments.
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WRITING + EDITING
Kristin Luna is a Tennessee-based writer and editor who has worked in the media for 20 years. She specializes in travel, food, home design, public art and lifestyles features—basically anything with a good story to it. Her lengthy portfolio includes features so Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Washington Post, Parade, This Old House, AFAR, Forbes, Robb Report, Real Simple, Redbook, Southern Living, Glamour, Self, Entrepreneur, Inc., The Guardian, USA Today and the Travel Channel. She previously worked in house at Newsweek, Conde Nast, Gannett and Entertainment Weekly, among others.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Kristin grew up with a camera in hand, always documenting the places she traveled to—130 countries and counting—and the people she met. After moving back to her hometown in Tennessee, friends started asking her to photograph their engagements, their weddings and their families. She launched a Middle-Tennessee family photography branch of her business specializing in B&W photography, heritage portraits, corporate headshots and any other people-based photos. She also does brand photography for tourism boards and global companies like Jack Daniel’s and George Dickel.
