colorado wedding & lifestyle photographer
My name is Ashley.
I think my mom got my name from an Irish soap opera. As an empath, I just can't help but feel it all. I found my desire to tell people's stories when I was in high school. This led to a degree in photojournalism at the University of Montana. I've been telling people's stories for 20 plus years. The mountains are home and always will be.
My heart pounds when I cross state lines. I feel everything around me - being on a deserted highway, alone in my car, listening to heart tugging country music, and witnessing the empty terrain brings me solace, and great joy. My perfect rapture. The road is where I like to think; about my life, where I've been, where I've gone and where I want to go. Gratitude overcomes me, as I deeply appreciate the people and moments with which I've been blessed.
My middle name is Rhian [pronounced Ryan]
I spent most of my 20s exploring some of the world on foot and most of the country by car.
My greatest masterpiece
will never be my work - it'll always be the hymans I am raising
My boys are the center of everything i do.
Motherhood has stretched me, humbled me, broken me open, and rebuilt me in ways I never expected. It is easily the hardest thing I have ever done - and without question, the most meaningful.
Through them, I've learned patience I didn't know I had, softness where I once carried control, and the kind of love that changes your entire perspective on life. They've taught me that strength and tenderness can exist in the same breath, and that so much of life is learning to adapt to what you never saw coming.
Being their mom has shaped not only who I am as a person, but also the way I see people, connection, and the moments worth holding onto. Family is everything to me, and my boys will always b e the heart behind it all.
