A Passion for Storytelling
I’m Ruffin Prevost, writer, editor and photographer from Cody, Wyoming. I am an award-winning journalist who has worked for decades as an investigative reporter, travel writer, editor and photographer. I live to tell compelling stories about people and places around the world.
I’m the Wyoming reporter for Reuters news agency and I’m a frequent contributor to The New York Times. My work has also appeared in major news outlets like National Geographic, the Chicago Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, Vancouver Sun and publications throughout Montana and Wyoming. I am an active member of the Society of American Travel Writers. I won first place in the 2024 Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies Awards for small newsroom beat reporting for my coverage of Yellowstone Park.
I’m also editor of Points West, the quarterly membership magazine of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. I worked previously as the Wyoming bureau chief for the Billings Gazette, Montana’s largest daily newspaper. I served as managing editor for WyoFile, Wyoming’s premier nonprofit news outlet, covering people, places and policy.
As founding editor of the Yellowstone Gate news and information website, I reach a global readership of curious travelers and engaged locals who are passionate about Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks and surrounding public lands.
FREELANCE WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITING
Yellowstone, Parks, Tavel & More
I’ve spent more than 25 years living and working in Cody, Wyoming, at the East Gate of Yellowstone National Park. I’ve covered the state and its natural resources for Reuters, The New York Times and other outlets, most recently as a frequent contributor to the Times Travel section.
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I’m available for freelance writing, photography and editing on a range of creative projects.
Ruffin Prevost
104 Bear Creek Rd.
Cody, WY 82414-8818
Cell/WhatsApp: +1 323-422-5523