Leela Cyd Ross is a photographer based in Santa Barbara, CA.

She makes photographs as a means to see, experience, learn from and interact with the diverse cultures

of the world.  Raised around a table full of artists and writers a block from the Pacific ocean, she's forever

been sharing stories and influenced by creative lives.


Leela shoots food, travel, interiors, and portraits for an assortment of editorial and commercial clients.


She is represented by Redux Pictures in New York.


Leela hosts photography workshops in Italy every year with her pal, Bianca of Italian Fix.

She's also Apartment Therapy and The Kitchn's Photo Magician, where she teaches photo

skills to freelancers and blogs about photography.


SELECT CLIENT LIST: The New York Times, Ten Speed Press, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Parent & Child,

Kinfolk, ABC, Culture, Wayfare Magazine, Edible Portland, Lynda.com, Apartment Therapy, The Kitchn and

Portland Monthly