From straw hats to pearl chains, poolside sass to stage-ready grit—this is how I show up.

Not just headshots. This is a lookbook of my queer country spirit in full color.

Photoshoots with Glittergrit Soul

Look 1: Poolside Glittergrit

Denim cutoffs. Pearl chains. Straw hat rebellion.

This was shot in Tampa, but it could’ve been anywhere I remembered how to take up space again.

I wasn’t trying to pose—just trying to feel free in my body.

It’s not a headshot. It’s a heatwave. Glittergrit in full sun.

Adam Rye in straw hat and pink sunglasses, basking in poolside sunbeam with glitter on shoulder.

Waiting, watching, unbothered. Glittergrit with posture.

Adam Rye in denim cutoffs and open robe, posing beside pool in queer Southern glam.

Masc? Never claimed it. But I will claim this body and a breeze.

You know how long it took to love my back? To stop flinching when I turned around?

Adam Rye backlit by sun, glittering through silhouette of cowboy hat.

Adam Rye in green and pink sunglasses smiling at the camera with pearl necklace.

Sunscreen and survival. This face learned how to smile—and mean it.

Adam Rye with arms raised in sun, pearl necklace catching the light.

Soft but not small. Femme but not fragile.

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