Hello!

My name is Ross James Wallette. Through my childhood in the states of Montana, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, I remember being drawn to 2 things. Making music and capturing photos. In university, I studied both, but that’s when I decided that photography was my singular passion. I'm 39 years old now and still running forward with a camera in both hands!

Over the years I have operated my photography studio in Seattle, Ellensburg, Tri-Cities (all WA state), as well as Seoul, South Korea. I am currently based in the cozy town of Kennewick, WA with my wife and daughter.

Accomplishments

My client list includes the likes of New Balance Korea, U2, Seoul Fashion Week, various companies, musicians, designers, as well as all the precious and gorgeous personalities I have done personal photos for. My work has been published in editions of GQ Korea, Acquire Korea, Elle Korea, L'officiel Korea, Washington magazine, 10 magazine, Groove magazine, and DList magazine.

Current Direction

I love to go-all-in on directing creative and challenging photography projects - Be it for a company, an individual, or my own personal project. From an advertising campaign, to social media content, to personal portraits- I approach it all with the mindset that creating a single captivating image, rather than a batch of photos, is worth the time investment required.

Outside of the studio, I enjoy hiking and mountaineering in the wildernesses of Washington State. This has been a catalyst in creating a new brand, Ant on a Hill. I combine portrait and landscape photography along with outdoor adventures and mountain climbing. I call this a “Mountain Portrait Experience”, or “Sunrise/Sunset Scenic Shoot”. I am also excited to be doing some adventure elopement shoots.

Hobbies

Besides long walks to the top of snowy mountain peaks, some of my other hobbies are composing music on piano and guitar, and speaking and developing my 2nd language, Korean. However, most of my free time is spent playing with my 4 year old daughter, GG.

If you’d like to chat with me about creating imagery please email me on the contact page, or shoot me a text message.