Ransom Ashley

Ransom Ashley (born 1992) is an American photographer and actor. His photography is noted for its themes relating to identity and coming of age in Louisiana.[1]

Ransom Ashley
Born
Ransom Cade Ashley

1992 (age 28–29)
Shreveport, LA, U.S.
OccupationActor, photographer
Websiteransomashley.com

Early life and education

Ransom Ashley was born and raised in Shreveport, LA, Ransom attended C. E. Byrd High School and Calvary Baptist Academy. After high school, Ashley went on to attend Parsons The New School for Design.[2] He also attended Louisiana State University in Shreveport and is a member of the Psi Chi International Honor Society of Psychology.

Career

Photography

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]

Acting

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".[10] Ashley appeared as "Walker", the son of Holly Hunter's character, in the 2016 film Strange Weather.[11][12][13]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Shark Night 3D Photo Double
2012 Better Angels Dewayne
2013 The Curators Jeremy Sims
2014 The Out and Outs Pa
2015 I Saw the Light (film) Press Photographer
2015 Jackdaw Lawyer
2016 Strange Weather (film) Walker
2017 Sense of Urgency Grayson

References
  1. "How Ransom Ashley found the light". The Shreveport Times. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "Ransom Ashley is a photographer, actor, and cinematographer from Shreveport, LA". Wunderkind Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. "Masur Museum Presents The 53rd Annual Juried Competition". MYARKLAMISS. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. "The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2014". Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. "Ransom Ashley's "Virgins"". Metal Magazine.
  6. "friday submissions: virgins by ransom ashley". lamono magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  7. "Coming-of-age in America's bible belt". Dazed Digital.
  8. "Coming-of-Age in Small Town Louisiana". Archive Collective Magazine. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  9. "LGBTQ+ Photographer Ransom Ashley's Photos Depict Growing Up in the Bible Belt". Teen Vogue.
  10. "We're Calling It Now: The Next Big Filmmaker Is Coming From This Festival". MTV.
  11. "Strange Weather: Netflix distribuirà il dramma con Holly Hunter". cM News (in Italian). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  12. "Strange Weather". SLANT.
  13. "Holly Hunter and Carrie Coon Try to Redeem 'Strange Weather'". New York Times.
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