Meet Ashleigh Scully

Hi! Thank you for visiting my website. I am a 24 year old professional wildlife photographer from New Jersey based in Jackson, Wyoming. I have been capturing nature images since I was 8 years old. My photography journey has taken me all over the world, from Tanzania to British Columbia Svalbard, Norway and Tonga. I specialize in shots of bears, owls and foxes and have just begun my underwater photography journey!

When I was sixteen I was recruited to be on Texas Christian University's Division 1 Equestrian team, where I competed for five years. I was a 5x All-American and finished with a Bachelor and Master of Arts in literature. My thesis, about the nineteenth century oil and whaling empire, was published in my university's library. 

I hope that in the coming years my education and photography can help me become a voice for conservation efforts in our rapidly changing world.

My Photography Achievements:

• 2024 100 For the Ocean campaign member
• 2021 NANPA Outstanding Young Photographer Award
• 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winner and Finalist, 11-14 years, Youth
• 2017 Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards Youth Wildlife Photographer of the Year
• 2017 Yellowstone Forever Youth Wildlife Winner
• 2017 Audubon Magazine Photography Competition Top 100
• 2017 Adobe Rising Stars Campaign member (Adobe Lightroom Instagram takeover)
• 2014, 2015 and 2016 Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards Youth Highly Honored
• 2016 GAP / Ellen DeGeneres GirlPower campaign member
• 2016 Audubon Magazine Photography Competition Top 100
• 2016 Yellowstone Forever Youth Landscapes Winner
• 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awarded Finalist, 11-14 years, Youth
• 2015 Por el Planeta International Wildlife Nature and Conservation Photography Competition Youth 10-13 Winner

• Outdoor Photographer Magazine: Ashleigh Scully, Leading the Field
• Mountain Journal: Some Call Her the Owl Whisperer
• Ashleigh Scully Named Girls Who Click Ambassador
• A Curious Owlet Peeks Out of its Nestbox. A Diligent Photographer is Ready.
• 107 Photographers Call on Wyoming to Reject Proposed Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunt
• Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners: Where Are They Now?
• Nature's Best 2017 Youth Wildlife Photographer of the Year
• NJ.com: Photos of NJ Teen on Display in Vice President Biden's Home
• Audubon: Meet the Bird Photography Phenom
• Mother Nature Network: 13 year-old Conservation Photographer is Changing Minds, One Animal Photo at a Time
• Daily Record, New Jersey
• US Fish and Wildlife Northeast Region Article

My Equipment:

I am currently shooting with a Canon EOS R5 and a Canon EOS 5D MIII, and I use a few different lenses, some telephotos, and sometimes with a 1.4x teleconverter. I also use a Gitzo tripod and a Wimberley gimbal head. But I am often found handholding my equipment.

Links:

• My Instagram Page
• My Facebook Page