Biography

Hello!

My name is Elliott Reep and I’m a 28 year old emergency manager living and working in Carrollton Texas! I’m about to finish an eight year travel and photography project where I am going to all 50 State Capital buildings. I love the history and architecture around the different capitals, so I always take a tour if possible and see as much as I can. But the main task is that I search the city for a t-shirt that either has the City name on it or something iconic about the state that let’s me know where it is. I then get a picture of myself wearing that shirt in front of the capital building. When I have all fifty done I am going to print them all out in 4×6 each and mount them in a large wall frame for a cool photography display. And to make it more fun, whenever I go to a new capital, part of the project is to eat a local meal, try the local beer and tour the entertainment/cultural center of the city to get a real feel for that spot. It is a lot of fun and I love going with friends!

I have done all the lower 48 except for Nevada and Arizona, and I will be visiting them on a trip with friends at the end of January 2023. And since I started this project on Valentines Day in 2015, I am going to visit my very last capital, Juneau, AK, on Valentines Day this year (2023), which will bring the project to a close exactly eight years from the day I started! I am doing this final trip solo, so if you have recommendations for things to do and see in the Juneau area, please let me know! I just found this club today and signed up, so I’m hoping to still get my certificate, pin, and t-shirt in time to have them with me in Juneau next month!!!

I would love to connect with others who have finished or are this same journey to see all 50 sates, and if yo happen to be in Juneau, AK next month around Valentines day, say hello!

Elliott