Grace Dodd, 22, beams in her evening gown at the Special Friends Prom, a celebration for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, held at a golf clubhouse in Brentwood, Tennessee. Grace, who has Down syndrome, embraces life on her own terms, refusing to let a diagnosis define her. “I’m just me,” she says, dancing the night away with confidence and joy.

Grace Dodd, 22, beams in her evening gown at the Special Friends Prom, a celebration for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, held at a golf clubhouse in Brentwood, Tennessee. Grace, who has Down syndrome, embraces life on her own terms, refusing to let a diagnosis define her. “I’m just me,” she says, dancing the night away with confidence and joy. 

Robin Rayne, documentary photojournalist

Robin Rayne is a nationally-published magazine, newspaper and documentary photojournalist based near Atlanta, Georgia.  

About Robin

Robin Rayne is an Atlanta-based and internationally-published magazine and newspaper photojournalist and documentary film producer, specializing in developmental disability issues, human rights, gender diversity, social justice issues and the escalating political drama in Georgia. 

Robin produces stories and films that capture authentic, unfiltered human experience, with a goal of reshaping the way society views those who are different, misunderstood, and devalued. Robin's work is influenced by their neurodivergent perspective and empathy for marginalized communities. 

Spanning a 35-year national magazine career, Robin's work has regularly appeared in Newsweek, Time, Business Week, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, LePoint, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel, among dozens more. Their photographs and essays are syndicated globally by ZUMA Press Wire Service.