Born in Sydney, Australia and raised in Central Queensland, Shaelah Ariotti moved to Brisbane go to University in 2006. She is a 2008 graduate of a Bachelor of Photography at the Qeensland College of Art Griffith University, as well as a 2010 Graduate of a Bachelor of Design.

Her respective majors are Creative Advertising in fashion(photography) and Visual Communication (design) with a minor in Photographio Art Practice.

Shaelah aims to create images that capture and celebrate the beauty of the moments we miss, and the character of those around her. Images that are retrned to, many times over, and each time, the viewer sees them in a different light. Images that provoke thought, that question ideas, that are created with emotion and meaning, and cannot be ignored.