About — Justin Rex Photography

A normally busy hallway at Moore County Hospital stands vacant. The response to #covid19 has had many impacts but the most noticeable at Moore County is the reduced patient load. Hospitals in general but especially small hospitals in rural communitie

1) Jeff Turner looks into a waiting room turned storage room in Moore County Hospital. In addition to needing the extra storage, the hospital also had to rearrange in order to make an isolated COVID floor.
2) The hospital now only allows certain pati

1) UV-C lights are used to disinfect masks that have been used on the COVID-19 floor by Moore County Hospital staff. Early on it was determined that UV-C light could reliably kill coronavirus and the this disinfection process allowed them to to reuse

A nurse preps to walk into a room with a COVID-19 patient in the COVID unit of the Moore County Hospital. On the day I was there Moore County had two patients hospitalized for COVID and one was being sent home that day. Once the nurse is done checkin

1) Jayme, a respiratory nurse and Moore County Hospital, puts on surgical protective gear as she explains the procedures for intubating a COVID-19 patient.
2) Jayme explains the process of intubating a COVID-19 patient. The nurses conducting the proc

Back in May I had the opportunity to photograph the Moore County Hospital in Dumas, Texas. Like many rural hospitals the Moore County Hospital has been faced with unique challenges during the #covid19 pandemic. This week I’ll be sharing some of

Knee deep in South East Texas. This water is called Big Creek and here it runs through Big Creek Scenic Area before it eventually meets up with the Trinity River. The scenic area sits in the Sam Houston National Forest in San Jacinto County and it is

Like a wave racing along the plains. You can’t help but stand in awe.
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Shot along Texas Highway 208 between Robert Lee and Colorado City.

Spring skys. Summer is just around the corner.

The Colorado River from the Regency Bridge. Originally built in 1903 the the suspension bridge has been rebuilt twice. Once from a collapse caused by a heard of cattle being driven across and once from a flood. It is now a well known evening hang out

Currently in Central Texas.
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Can anyone help me ID this grass?

@jerodfoster made me look a lot cooler than I am during last nights @dunbarderby. 📷 by @jerodfoster.

Justin Rex is a freelance photographer and photojournalist based in Houston. Justin developed an interest in photography at an early age. Spending much of his life outdoors hiking, cycling, hunting and fishing where he gained an appreciation of the beauty in the natural world.

As a photographer, Justin is drawn to telling stories of how people interact with the world around them. This has led to working for clients such as, the Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, Texas Highways Magazine, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas Tribune, and Bikepacking Journal. His work has also appeared in numerous publications including New York Times, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman and USA Today .

In addition to his photographic work Justin also has a passion for teaching. He currently teaches as an adjunct professor at Texas Tech University in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media Industries.