Leslie Restivo lives in Boone, NC. She is very comfortable in the backcountry of the Highlands and the rugged and scenic Linville Gorge. She has been known to rappel deep into the Gorge to grab the perfect shot. She is a Brand Ambassador at Great Outdoor Provision Co, 2020 Grand Prize winner of the Peering into Pisgah Photo Contest, Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine Photographer of 2020, Admin at North Carolina Nature Lovers on Facebook, and Admin at Roam Outdoors and Appalachian Explorers on Instagram. She is also an avid supporter of Astral. Using photography as a way to express her emotions & feelings, she has a brilliant way of giving texture and details and helping people to not only see the moment in her work but to feel the moment as well.