LeighAnn Montaglione is a nature photographer and environmental advocate based in Southampton, New York. As an East End native, she has witnessed the gradual of local estuaries and watched open fields and forests give way to luxury developments. These environmental losses sparked her commitment to conservation through photography.

Armed with her camera, LeighAnn documents the region's remaining wild spaces—from coastal dunes to inland wetlands—creating both sweeping landscapes and intimate wildlife portraits. Her photographs serve as visual records of what exists now, preserving these moments before they potentially face irreversible change.

LeighAnn sees her role as a visual storyteller, using photography to communicate the intrinsic value of local ecosystems. By focusing on the environments closest to home, she challenges viewers to recognize the extraordinary within the familiar and consider their relationship with the natural world.

Her work has been featured in pop-up exhibitions and environmental fundraising galas, where her images connect audiences to the urgent need for conservation. LeighAnn's ultimate vision is to expand her reach through gallery exhibitions and publications, inspiring others to protect and preserve these spaces before they are lost forever.

This collection is born from a simple conviction: that art can be a powerful voice for the places we love. Each image is a testament to the fragile beauty of our wild spaces—rivers that remember, marshes that shelter life, skies that hold the promise of renewal. Through my lens, I seek not only to capture what is beautiful, but to bear witness to what is at risk.

“Where art meets environmental advocacy” is more than a motto—it’s a call to stewardship. These photographs invite you to look closer, to see the quiet resilience of nature, and to recognize what we stand to lose. Let them spark conversation, inspire action, and remind us that preservation is a shared responsibility. Together, we can ensure that the stories written in water, stone, and sky endure for generations to come. - LeighAnn