Tristen Rouse
PhotojournalistTristen Rouse is a documentary photographer and photo editor born and raised in rural southwest Missouri now based in Washington D.C. He draws on his small-town roots to photograph topics surrounding politics, religion and culture.
Tristen is a former photojournalist at St. Louis Public Radio, where he photographs news and tells visually-driven stories for its digital platforms.
Previously, Tristen has interned at The Washington Post, photo editing on the national desk. While at The Post, he worked with the health and science team, the politics team and the Tokyo Olympics coverage team, and he wrote for The Post's photography blog, In Sight. Tristen has also interned as a photo editor at The Columbia Missourian, a daily newspaper covering mid-Missouri, where he worked with the investigations and special projects team. Prior to photo editing at The Missourian, Tristen worked as a general assignment photographer and as a photographer on the state capitol coverage team.
In 2023, Tristen earned a Master of Arts in Journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism. While in graduate school, he worked as the production chief for the Angus and Betty McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies, where he curated and printed exhibitions for the McDougall Center Gallery. In 2021, Tristen graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism with a Bachelors in Journalism. In 2020, he studied at the Danish School of Media and Journalism, having been selected for its international photography program.
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In 2024, the St. Louis region saw it all — triumph, tragedy and hope. Relive these moments and more through the lenses of St. Louis Public Radio’s photojournalists. -
Stylists across the St. Louis region have seen an uptick in the popularity of the 1980s-era hairdo, with those sporting it emphasizing the cut's cultural significance. -
St. Louis Public Radio photojournalists Brian Munoz and Tristen Rouse make tens of thousands of photographs each year. Here are some of the most memorable from 2023. -
St. Louis City SC, the 2923 MLS Western Conference champion, made history by becoming the first expansion team to win its conference title in its inaugural season. But the team dropped its first postseason game against Sporting KC 4-1 on Sunday night. -
St. Louis officials early Tuesday morning called off an attempt to disband an encampment of people who have been sleeping in tents outside Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office window at City Hall for months. -
At the annual graffiti and hip-hop festival Paint Louis, kids have the chance to graffiti an abandoned weigh station near the downtown St. Louis flood wall. Under supervision, kids explore technique and expression and learn the unwritten rules of graffiti art. -
Festival organizers said roughly 12,000 people stopped by the Grand Center-based festival over two days. -
Thousands flocked to Sedalia in central Missouri for the annual Missouri State Fair. -
Missouri and Illinois' lawmakers crossed the political aisle in hopes of securing the 2023 Bi-State Softball Showdown crown, but Missouri reigned victorious once more in a 10-2 blowout. -
The Fourth of July brought fairs, fireworks and electric festivities across the St. Louis region. -
The win was led by three goals from forward Jesús Ferreira. -
The Southeastern Rodeo Association Open Black Rodeo for 10 years has promoted the cowboy way of life and the contributions Black cowboys made in the Old West across Missouri and Mississippi.
