The person behind the lens

Annie Rumbles

This site is a place for the things I love most — photographs I've taken, furniture I've built, and a bit about who I am. If any of it resonates, especially for a commission, there's a contact page for that.

• A home for photographs I've taken
• A place to share woodworking projects
• A way to connect

The name: when I was twelve, I was playing soccer and a teammate yelled "she's rumbelievable!" — a riff on the Robbie Williams song and my last name. It stuck immediately. It's been my username, my handle, and apparently now my brand ever since.

My professional resume lives on LinkedIn — all I'll say here is that I'm a data engineer and I really, really like it. This is about who I am as a person.

I was born in England and moved to Boulder, Colorado when I was five. I carry both identities with some pride, and continue to reconcile those histories with colonization and colonialism.

"I'm not sure what life is all about, but so far it seems like community, creativity, and experiencing things that allow you to feel are the current front-runners."

My days are some combination of: watching football (soccer), womens and mens; walking my two wonderful dogs, Tetley and Lupine, with my lovely partner; reading lots of books; listening to podcasts; and having therapy.

Woodworking has become a serious obsession. There's something deeply satisfying about turning a rough piece of lumber into something functional and beautiful — a bookcase, a coffee table, a serving board. I'm largely self-taught and still learning, but the projects keep getting more ambitious. If you're after a custom piece, I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks for coming