About Ashley-Maria
My name is Ashley-Maria (you can call me Ash or Ashley). I’m a 23 y/o photographer based in Washington state. The work I do consists of moody and conceptual photographs mostly shot in black and white to highlight movement, pattern, shape, and texture. My photos are a mix of film and digital photography.
I graduated Spokane Falls Community College in 2019 with an Associates in Photography. My first class was a film class. Spending hours in a dark room developing photographs was my favorite part of school. The trial and error, and patience just to make a single photograph with your hands is so fulfilling to me. That’s when I fell in love with the art of photography.
My second year of college I took an alternative processing class where I learned mordançage. It’s a process where you bathe a silver gelatin print into an acid-bleach solution. This lifts the dark areas of the photograph and creates a veil-like texture you can manipulate to drape into any direction you want. I thought this was badass, so I put some of the work I did on here. I’m hoping to create more in the future when I have access to a darkroom again.
Most of my work is digital now (it’s more convenient), but I’m still in love with the process and development of the photograph (even if it’s on a computer). When I’m behind the camera I try to capture whatever catches my eye, and make people look and feel as beautiful as they are.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I have no idea what to put in a bio. However, I hope you learned a little bit about me and my art. If there’s a print you’re interested in purchasing, or if you’d like to schedule a photoshoot feel free to email, text, or call me! My info is on the contact page.