Author: Ashley Landis

Ashley Landis is a contract photographer in central Texas.
She has a BA in photojournalism from UNT and spent 4 years as a staff photographer at the San Marcos Daily Record before starting her own business – Landis Images.

The Incense Maker

The Incense Maker

In February I went to Smithville to shoot Keridwyn Hershberger, owner of Devonshire Incense and Soap Company, for the Houston Chronicle. You know when you have …

 

Congrats Cassie

Congrats Cassie

I don’t do portrait sessions very often.  I do the occasional environmental portrait for various newspapers, and, of course, I’ve taken my share of quick …

 

TechComunidad

TechComunidad

Last weekend I went to a technology fair – TechComunidad –  in south Austin for the Statesman. It was unlike any technology fair I’ve ever been …

 

Texas Relay blues

Texas Relay blues

Every year it seems like something happens at Texas Relays that makes my job difficult. One year it was rained out for 2 out of the …

 

The day the music died

The day the music died

“Singing bye bye Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry…”  When a legendary music store closes, that’s just …

 

Pawsitive Energy

Pawsitive Energy

A while back Community Impact sent me to spend some time in an elementary school library with two dogs who help kids read.  That’s right, …

 

The Morning Glories story continues

The Morning Glories story continues

Last August I captured the excitement as several pieces of the “Morning Glories” sculpture were lifted by helicopter from Aquarena Center in San Marcos to …

 

6 Days, 36 Games

6 Days, 36 Games

Recently I shot the UIL state boys and girls basketball championships for 1st Photo Texas and UIL. I spent three days shooting girls and three days …

 

A hometown funeral for Jones

A hometown funeral for Jones

Of all the things I’ve covered, funerals might be the worst. The photos usually come out great, don’t get me wrong.  There’s a lot of raw …

 

BET @ SXSW

BET @ SXSW

Last week was the SXSW film, multimedia, and music festival in Austin.  It’s a pretty big deal and every Austin photographer I know shot at …