Julia Thompson
Julia Thompson is a Vancouver travel photographer and creator sharing mountain hikes, campervan adventures and practical guides to exploring outdoors.
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Known for
Rexby
Rexby
BlogOverview
- Based in
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Work
- Travel photographer, content creator and travel-guide author
- Starting point
- A one-way ticket to New Zealand in 2015
- Creative partner
- Chris Locke
- Home on wheels
- Fernweh, completed in June 2023
Mini bio
How it started.
Julia grew up in a family that valued camping, travel and time outside. At 15, she saved money from her job to buy her first camera. In 2015, she and her partner Chris left for New Zealand on a one-way ticket. Their planned year abroad became two years of travel, with photography serving as her personal journal.
Finding her work.
After returning home in 2017, Julia took photography more seriously, studying editing and other creators’ work. As her audience grew, paid projects followed. Her own account describes a difficult start to freelancing when the pandemic arrived in 2020, followed by the gradual growth of their business.
Life outdoors.
Julia and Chris completed their campervan, Fernweh, in June 2023 and set off through Canada and the United States. Through her blog, Rexby guides and group trips, she now shares the details behind the pictures: trails, places to stay, gear and ways to plan an adventure.
Creditschronological, newest first
Travel writing
- 2025Winter Gear EssentialsAuthor; sponsored by Altitude Sports
- 2025Iceland in Summer - Top 10 things to doAuthor
- 20257 Amazing Hikes in the South Island of New ZealandAuthor
Photography
- 2021Explore the Outdoors in 360-Degrees with Travel Influencer, Julia ThompsonFeatured photographer and interviewee, RICOH360
Quotes
Photographs were my journal and a form of expressionJulia Thompson, NOMADICT interview
Explaining how documenting her travels became a creative outlet.
Trivia
- She bought her first camera at 15 with money saved from her job.
- She paddled 30 kilometres with friends to photograph Spirit Island in summer 2018.
- In her NOMADICT interview, she said she rarely shoots at midday unless it is cloudy or hazy.
- During their working holidays, Julia and Chris funded their travels with jobs on farms and in cafes, restaurants, breweries and a yoga village.
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