live wild

new york-based nature & landscape photographer

through her work, ari seeks to capture the beauty of nature in an effort to preserve an ever-changing & threatened global landscape

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hunter mtn fire tower ❄️🏔️☃️ catskills state park, ny • dec 1 2024

our final fire tower out of six, and at 4040' elevation in 6 inches of snow... we definitely saved the hardest for last 🥲

#catskills #upstateny #hiking #getoutside #hike #a

some final shots from our october catskills trip, taken at our stunning hipcamp find in gilboa 🫶🏻🌄💜

#coyotecreek #camping #campvibes #mountains #catskills #upstateny #adventure #nature #naturephotography #fallvibes #autumnleaves #sunset #getouts

a final ode to 2024 ✨ ready for 2025 🩶

wishing everyone a happy, healthy, & abundant new year 🥂

#highlightreel #2024highlights #trend #life #nature #hiking #adventure #newyear #gratitude

life in last month of 2024 ❄️💫

1 another selfie for the grid
2 beans guarding a toy in her sleep 🥺🥺🥺
3 a project potentially launching soon #smallbusiness
4 #sunset 🚗
5-12 #holiday shenanigans, including an award winner, some fit checks, and

red hill fire tower & the visitor center tower 🍁🧡🗼 catskills state park, ny • oct 14 2024

two of the easier fire tower hikes in the dec challenge. our fourth and fifth of six!!! 🍂

#catskills #upstateny #hiking #getoutside #hike #falla

mount tremper fire tower 🍁🍂 catskills state park, ny • oct. 13, 2024

third tower out of the six in the dec fire tower challenge :)

#catskills #upstateny #hiking #getoutside #firetowerchallenge #hikeny #fallvibes #autumn #fallfoliage #natur

balsam lake mountain fire tower 🍁🌲🗼 catskills state park, ny • oct. 11 2024

our second tower of six in the dec fire tower challenge!

#catskills #upstateny #getoutside #hiking #autumn #fallfoliage #naturelovers #firetowerchallenge

november dump?? how is the year almost over already?! 🫨

1 a selfie for the grid 😀
2-5 thanksgiving!! 🦃 featuring a full #vegan plate, eric being a hater, and putting bean in an old people's home where she belongs
6-9 last #camping / #climbing tr

october 🫡🍂🌾

1 did not want to leave this place
2 got a small show from the aurora while in the catskills 🤩
3-6 drove around tiny #catskills towns, enjoyed fall colors and fall festivals, ate good #vegan food
7-10 the whole reason we went up - k

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any opportunity to collaborate with brands, content creators, and other photographers or adventurers is welcome! looking forward to hearing from you :)