Ransom Ashley

Ashley has shown work in several international exhibitions. He has been featured in exhibitions at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and Masur Museum of Art, among others.[3]

In 2013, Whitney Museum of Art curator, Elisabeth Sussman, chose his work for a juried exhibition in New York City. The Fort Wayne Museum of Art invited him to participate in their "The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2014" exhibition.[4] In late 2014, Ashley was chosen by Gemma Padley of the British Journal of Photography as one of 20 artists to be part of an international exhibition at One Eyed Jacks in Brighton. Ashley draws most of his inspiration from films and music.[5] Regarding his series "Virgins", Ashley was inspired by Richard Linklater films.[6] According to Dazed and Teen Vogue, the photographer's work pays homage to his Louisiana roots and upbringing.[7][8][9] His current project includes owning and operating marketing firm, Son of Rand and its online retail store Son of Rand Shop.[10]

Ashley's first professional film credit was on Shark Night 3D where he worked as a stand-in/photo double. He later went on to star in his first film, Better Angels, directed by Clint McCommon. This gave way to more acting credits for Ashley, including a Louisiana Film Prize official selection, The Curators, where he portrays an ex high school baseball standout whose life has spiraled out of control. The Curators went on to receive distribution through ShortsHD and aired on ShortsTV as an Editors Pick. More recently, he was cast alongside Jonathan Bennett and Jordy Lucas in The Out and Out's, directed by Travis Champagne. He was also cast in I Saw the Light, the Hank Williams biopic starring Tom Hiddleston, and in Jackdaw, a Louisiana Film Prize Award Winning drama that MTV heralded an "ever-building slow burn".[11] Ashley appeared as "Walker", the son of Holly Hunter's character, in the 2016 film Strange Weather.[12][13][14]