Ali Denney

alison denney. PHOTOGRAPHER

Ali Denney is an artist…a condition that has proven in-curable and an existence that flings her into countless fascinations and adventures. She spends most of her creative time with a camera (or 5) shooting for non-profits + NGO’s, independent + woman-owned businesses, other artists and personal documentary projects.

She graduated with a BA in Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2002 and pursued education in photography for 3 years following graduation.  In 2010, after nearly 10 years working as a teacher and photographing countless projects as a volunteer, she surged into photography full time. She snagged a certificate degree in digital design in 2021 and has added branding and website design to her tool belt.

Her most recent pendulum swing has been back to the world of analog. Being trained in black and white film photography and darkroom processes, she is finding her way back to an artistic root that is deeply embedded in her psyche. Film photography + alternative processes have dominated her dreams and her pocketbook for the past 5 years. Film is quite literally not dead. Indeed it has sparked life and exploration and tangible beauty that cannot be overlooked in the world.

After calling San Diego, CA home for 18+ years, she has recently moved to Truckee, CA, soaking up mountains and lakes and learning to morph and change with the seasons.

She is available for projects worldwide.

“A time. A place. A memory. A connection to the human experience. Interaction with pain and love and mystery and beauty.

That is art. Art is that.

It is the thing that succeeds when words fail. Where all that remains is a feeling.”