Windland Smith Rice (1970 - 2005) was an American photographer well-known for her work in nature and animals.
Sandra (“Wendy”) Windland Smith Rice was the first child of Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx. FedEx’s first plane in 1973 was named Wendy after her. As a child, she attended St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee.
Windland Smith Rice became an accomplished photographer of nature and animals, completing commissions for organizations such as Fujifilm, the National Geographic Society, and Nature’s Best Photography Magazine. Her work won several awards and has been exhibited in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. The annual Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards are also named after her.
She was also well-known in the field for her encouragement of other photographers. For this, the film P.S. I Love You is dedicated to her.
Windland Smith Rice was also a board member of the Earthfire Institute.
Windland Smith Rice died of Long QT Syndrome Type 2. The Mayo Clinic has opened the Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics Laboratory to study this and similar diseases.
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