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ABOUT ME

Student Photographer

Award Winning Ocean Photographer

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​My name is Kyla McLay, and I am a senior and AP photography student at Palos Verdes High School. 

​My passion is ocean photography both above and below water. I hope to use my photography in the future to spread awarness for marine conservation issues. 

I have won multiple awards with my work including winning first place in the United Nations seventh annual World Oceans Day Photography Contest youth category. 

I photograph with my Canon EOS 5D mark IV and wide angle and zoom lenses. My underwater photography is shot using an Aquatech housing and occasionally an AxisGo housing for my iphone.

Fall 2021 I will be attending University of Hawaii at Manoa majoring in Marine Biology and minoring in Studio Art with a concentration in Photography. There I plan to continue my passion for ocean photography by taking advantage of Hawaii's crystal clear, warm water, and abundance of marine life. 

Contact me with any questions regarding my work, projects, collaborations, shoots, equipment, etc.​
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Awards & Accomplishments


Freedom4U Photography Contest , Best of Show- February 2021

Freedom4U Photography Contest (Nature), First Place- February 2021

Freedom4U Photography Contest (Find Your Voice), First Place- February 2021


Freedom4U Photography Contest (Teen Life), Second Place- February 2021

Freedom4U Photography Contest (Sports), Honorable Mention- February
2021

Scholastic Art Regional Silver Key Award- January 2021​

Drexel Photography High School Contest- December 2020

​Ocean Photographer of the year (Youth), Third Place- November 2020

Palos Verdes Library's Annual Community Art Show, Finalist-November 2020

United Nations World Oceans Day Photography Contest (Youth), First Place- June 2020

​Sean Heffernan Photography Contest, Honorable Mention- May 2020

RMSP Photography Contest (People), Honorable Mention-
March 2020

Freedom4U Photography Contest (Nature), First Place- February 2020

Freedom4U Photography Contest (People), Second Place- February 2020

Freedom4U Photography Contest (Sports), fourth Place- February
2020

Collaborations


Features


​​@ocean_photography_awards​
​@unworldoceansday
@blancpain1735
@peaceboatus
​@4ocean
@axisgo
@cbyc_jr_sailing
@pvhs_sailing
@pvhs_photo
@palosverdesmagazine
​@underwater_lifee
@photography_crowd
​@youthphotoalliance
@covid19_photos_for_teens
​@aroundcatalina

​CBYC Lighthouse Magazine - July 2020
Palos Verdes Magazine- August 2020

Favorites

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Recent Projects

Freedom4U Contest Winning Photos

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Nature: 1st Place
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Best of Show
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Sports: Honorable Mention
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Teen Life: 2nd Place
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Find Your Voice: 1st Place

Sea Lion Release                                           March 2021


​Marine Mammal Care Center

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Welcome to the family Manu!                                            February 2021


Instagram//@kumanu_mclay

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Freediving Certification                                                                     December 2020
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In loving memory of Kura
December 2020
The best dog, friend, model, protector, cuddler, and so much more that we could have ever asked for. Thank you for everything
​Love you always
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Instagram//@kylamclay_photo

Instagram//@kylamclay

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