About

About Me

Lauren Connolly Photography on graduation day from UWF with a degree in Maritime Studies

Maritime Studies Degree & Certified Remote Pilot

PADI S.C.U.B.A. Instructor & OH Certified Volunteer Naturalist

PADI S.C.U.B.A. Instructor & OH Certified Volunteer Naturalist

University of West Florida Graduate with a degree in Maritime Studies and a focus in Marine Biology. I work for JL Aerial Views as an owner, drone pilot, and photographer.

Lauren Connolly Photography scuba diving at Blue Grotto in

PADI S.C.U.B.A. Instructor & OH Certified Volunteer Naturalist

PADI S.C.U.B.A. Instructor & OH Certified Volunteer Naturalist

PADI S.C.U.B.A. Instructor & OH Certified Volunteer Naturalist

Certified PADI S.C.U.A. Open Water Instructor with a passion for sea turtles and photography. I volunteer as a certified naturalist for the state of Ohio.

Lauren Connolly Photography LC Aqua Art with her pet portrait commissions

Pet Portrait Watercolor Artist & Explorer

PADI S.C.U.B.A. Instructor & OH Certified Volunteer Naturalist

Pet Portrait Watercolor Artist & Explorer

You can watercolor, photography prints, and more at WildDevelopments. Etsy.com. In my free time, you can find me with my family hiking, biking, boating, or exploring!

Artist Curriculum Vitae

Exhibits

2024- Revolve, Loveland, Ohio

2024, April to June- Hometown Cafe, Loveland, Ohio

2023 to present- The Collective, Cincinnati, Ohio

2023- Cincinnati Nature Center's Nature in Focus, Cincinnati, Ohio

2023- Hamilton County Fair, Cincinnati, Ohio

2023- Hometown Cafe, Loveland, Ohio

2022- Indigo Hippo, Cincinnati, Ohio

2022- Hamilton County Fair, Cincinnati, Ohio

Awards

2024- 1st Place Adult Color Nature, "Pollination Station", Hamilton County Fair

2024- 2nd Place Adult 2D Visual Art, "Hummingbird", Hamilton County Fair

2024- 3rd Place Adult Digital Art, "St. Croix Sunset", Hamilton County Fair

2024- Professional Division First Place "Landscape", Picture Hocking Hills

2024- Professional Division FIrst Place "Wildcard", Picture Hocking Hills

2024- Adult People's Choice Award, Montgomery Photo Contest

2024- Bronze in Wildlife for World's Top 10 Black & White Photo Contest 2023, One Eyeland

2024- Best Documentary for "Finding Frogman", Miami International Gold Awards

2024- Best First Time Director for " Finding Frogman", Miami International Gold Awards

2024- Valentines Program Card Design, Little Miami River Chamber Alliance

2023- Best Documentary for Finding Frogman", Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

2023- Best Drone Video for "Finding Frogman", New York International Film Awards

2023- Calendar Contest Winner for Beaver Creek Wetlands Association, 10/2024 '"Dragonfly"

2023- 1st Place Watercolor, "Penguin", Hamilton County Fair

2023- 1st Place Landscape Photograph, "Cade's Cove at Sunset", Hamilton County Fair

2023- Best in Show, "Owl" Photograph, Hamilton County Fair

2022- Best Emerging Business, JL Aerial Views, LMRCA, Loveland, Ohio

2022- Best in Show, "Fiona" Watercolor Painting, Hamilton County Fair

2022- 1st Place Watercolor, "Fiona", Hamilton County Fair

Press

2024- "From Experiment to Empire: Lauren Connolly's Path to Six-Figure Entrepreneurial Success", Mom Boss Central Podcast

2024- "Meet Lauren Connolly", Bold Journey

2024- "Nature Bathing", Coming Home with Mama T

2024- "Wild Developments Studio with Lauren Connolly- A Passion for Wildlife and Aerial Artistry", Adeptus On Air

2024- "565- Lauren Connolly: From Aquariums to Ghost Hunts", The Public Access Podcast

2024- "Marketing in the Wild: Leveraging Nature's Canvas for Business Success with Lauren Connolly", Spark & Ignite Your Marking

2024- "This week on ART ON THE AIR features furniture maker, Loran Bohall, and drone photographer Lauren Connolly", Art on the Air

2024- "Lauren Connolly and Frogman", Chasing Prophecy Radio

2024- "The Lovely Loveland Frogman", Labeled Paranormal

2024- "Wild Developments: Connecting to Nature through Visual Arts and Storytelling", The Price of Business Show

2024- "Meet Lauren Connolly", CanvasRebel

2024-"Where you can buy the new 2024 Valentine Card and more Valentine 411

Including about artist Lauren's adventurous life...", Loveland Magazine

2024- "Interview with Filmmaker Lauren Connolly", AIMAFF

2024- "'Ladies' Kick Off Loveland Valentine's Season", Loveland Magazine

2023- "Listeners Wild Ideas and Looking Back at 2023" , Wild Ideas Worth Living Podcast

2023- "Finding Frogman: Lauren & John of JL Aerial Views", Loveland Weekly Podcast

2023- "Fresh Perspective", Loveland Lifestyle Magazine

2023- "Interview- Lauren Connolly", Artist Close Up

2019- "Meet Cincinnati’s best friend duo working to save the turtles", WLWT5

2019- "Turtle Squad at River Sweep" , WLWT5

Published

2023- "Unveiling Winter Resilience: The Journey of a Tenacious Eastern Box Turtle" The Naturalist Newsletter Winter 2023

2023- "On the Precipice of Change: An Autumn Leaf Study" The Naturalist Newsletter Fall 2023

2023- "Love From Above 2024 Calendar" JL Aerial Views

Education & Certification

2024- N.Y.U. Modern Journalism Certificate, Yellowbrick

2024- Community Garden Development Certification, Civic Garden Center

2024- Forest Bathing, Silence and Nature Therapy, Treeming

2024- Art Therapy Practitioner, Scholistico

2023- Conservation Photography, Conservation Visual Storytellers Academy

2023- Designing & Implementing a Nature Journaling Workshop, Forest Therapy Hub

2021- Project Wild Certification, Ohio Department of National Resources Division of Wildlife

2021- Master Herpetologist Certificate, Amphibian Foundation

2020- F.A.A. Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate

2020- Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitators Association’s Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation

2020- Wildlife/Forestry Conservation, Penn Foster College

2020- Certified Theraputic Art Life Coach, Transformation Services

2020- Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist, The Ohio State University

2019- Certified Interpretive Guide, National Association of Interpretation

2019- Sea Turtle Awareness Specialty Instructor, PADI

2018- Dive Against Debris Specialty Instructor, PADI

2018- B.A. Maritime Studies, University of West Florida

2018- PADI S.C.U.B.A. Open Water Instructor Certification