Bethany J. Landis was born in Bethlehem, PA. She spent her childhood living in the Pocono Mountains. After receiving her first camera on her 5th birthday, a cheap plastic 35mm camera, she realized it was the one thing she could enjoy doing the rest of her life.
She began Bethany Joy Photography in 2004, where her focus was on concert photography. After that she changed the company name to BethanyLand Photography in 2010.
Her passion was live concerts where she spent the majority of her teenage years taking photos and making memories. Although she no longer attends as many as she used to, she still greatly enjoys shooting them. Her main focus now has switched to urban exploration & artistic nudes. She did her final company name change in 2019 to Photography by Bethany Landis.
It is interesting to note she is completely self-taught and has no formal photography training. In 2017, After many moves bouncing around the country, she decided to settle and put roots in Rome, NY.
She hopes to one day work on capturing important events in the social and economic realm, especially highlighting areas of injustice at home and abroad.