About Me
I’m Shelley Moxley, an American cell and molecular biologist by training, although for as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to the intersection of science, art, and the natural world. I love working in this space where observation and narrative are one and the same, and where the common goal is to distill down what it means to be alive.
My photography has received recent recognition from the International Photography Awards, ExposureOne, and the Epson International Pano Awards. In 2026, “In Tandem” received an Honorable Mention in the International Photography Awards and was preselected in the Nature Photography Contest, while “Urban Wild” received an Honorable Mention from ExposureOne. In 2025, “Giudecca Moonrise” was awarded Bronze and placed in the Top 100 of the Epson International Pano Awards. My photos have received additional accolades from ExposureOne and the Black & White Spider Awards.
My nature writing has been published in Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature and was longlisted for the 2025 Anthology Nature Writing Competition. I am currently based in Paris, and when not in the lab, I continue to explore the relationships between photograph and phrase, species and story, and lens and life.
About The Site
This website is the quiet beginning of a broader project, one that’s still a work in progress. It’s a place to notice, reflect, and bear witness, rather than to instruct or catalogue. You won’t find guides or checklists here; instead, I share postcards from the natural world as an invitation to contemplate, care, and remain curious.
Through photography and writing, I hope to spark moments of wonder and attention to the beautiful, strange, and fragile creatures and ecosystems around us. In time, I hope this work will grow into shared experiences and opportunities for others to slow down, observe, and translate their encounters with the natural world into story, image, or reflection.
