Documenting the way your life feels...
"Highly recommend Liz for your beach portraits. Our pictures came out amazing; she is an absolute gem of a human! We already decided she has to be a part of our annual summer vacations."
- Kaiser Family
Kaiser Family
"Lizzy is amazing! She has captured our family for two years now, and every time the photos are more beautiful than we could imagine. Our sunset session was such a magical summer night. She made it easy, fun, and relaxed. These memories mean so much to us, and we’re so grateful to have them to look back on!"
- Lombardi Family
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Kaiser Family
"Lizzy came out of wedding photographer retirement to capture our wedding day and I am so grateful she did! She made my husband and I so comfortable and captured the essence of the day perfectly!"
- Elizabeth Wetherill
Wetherill Family
"I would highly recommend Lizzy for your next photo session! She was easy to work with and able to answer any question promptly. She seamlessly worked with our multi-family group of 15 with ease, capturing each family perfectly. The post-session experience went exactly as promised. The sunset photos turned out gorgeous!"
- Kirschner Family
Kirschner Family
"We LOVE our beach sessions with Liz! Not only is she amazingly talented, but super easy to work with as well- these photo shoots are my favorite summer tradition."
- Colleen Lutes
Kaiser Family
"She is a great human!! She made my boyfriend and me feel very comfortable, even though we had never done a photo shoot before! I will definitely be in touch again to get pictures done!"
- Kayla
Kaiser Family
"Elizabeth is amazing. Very responsive, great communicator prior to the session (and after). Super accommodating and incredibly down to Earth. She made my family feel comfortable and at home with our toes in the sand. She captured the most beautiful pictures. If you are looking for beach portraits, please call Elizabeth Ashley Photography. She made us all feel beautiful."
-Heiser Family
Kaiser Family
Hi, I’m Liz—and I’m really glad you found your way here
Welcome to my cozy corner of the world
For the past 13 years, I’ve been documenting love in its realest form - the in-between moments that don’t ask for attention, but end up meaning everything. The kind of moments you don’t realize you missed until they’ve already passed. I’m married to my best friend Jesse -my forever boyfriend- and over the last 15 years, we’ve built a life rooted in love, growth, and choosing each other again and again. We share it with our 17-year-old orange fur baby, Shooter, who has been there through every season, biting our ankles and begging for food like he’s never eaten before.
I’m someone who feels deeply and finds magic in the smallest, most ordinary parts of life…Windows rolled down with music turned up, my fingertips tracing the wind. Pages of a book damp from reading in the bath. Talking to my plants and flowers like they understand me while I tend my garden—dirt under my fingernails. I cook without measuring (always too much garlic), always something simmering that makes our home smell divine. In our kitchen, nothing stays still - there’s always movement. My husband and I dance barefoot in the kitchen to our favorite songs while the coffee brews.
I notice everything. The way the air shifts before a storm. Birdsong when the world is just waking up. The way people soften when they feel safe. I carry pieces of the world with me - my pockets and purses are always filled with picked dried wildflowers, tiny treasures, and heart-shaped stones I can’t seem to leave behind.
This is also how I move through life. I care deeply about women’s health, the health of our planet, animals, and the way we show up for one another as humans. We are all connected.
And this is exactly how I photograph. I don’t chase perfection. I notice what’s already there. The in-between moments, the unguarded laughter, the way connection looks when no one is performing it. I’m drawn to the realness of life as it unfolds, not the version we think we’re supposed to present.
Photography, for me, is about presence.
It’s about remembering what it felt like to be there, And turning that feeling into something you and future loved ones can return to, long after the moment has passed...
Let's document this season of life, together...
The light, the movement, the way you move through this life right now—wild, soft, fleeting. I’ll preserve it.