🔥 Welcome to Steel & Story

Welcome to Steel & Story.

Hey. My name is Ariana, founder and owner of 3 Arrows Collective.

13 years ago, with the birth of my youngest child, I had already realized how quickly the moments that matter most pass before we even understand their value. I picked up my camera and began documenting - real life, little moments. “Say cheese!” drove me nuts … no! I want the temper tantrums and funny grimaces that show their enormous personalities in tiny bodies.

Over the years, my work has evolved… beginning with documentary 12 hour days with families (still my favorite!), birth photography, business branding and now, an enormous passion of mine - firearms and the women in it, has taken hold of 3 Arrows Collective. What began as photography became something more. 3 Arrows Collective grew into a place where all of my worlds could exist together because photography, for me, was never just about images. It is about stories that matter.

I merged all of my passions into this collective, as photography was merely one way of telling not only my story, but so many others. There was a time in my life I didn’t have a voice and truly believed my story didn’t matter - more on that later. Over the years as I have grown as a woman and mother, I refuse to be quiet. Stories need to be shared in safe places. We need to hear them, read them, marinate on them, and apply the lessons so painfully learned from others lives into our own.

As a momma of 3 incredible but VERY strong teenagers, my stories will be shared. As an emergency room nurse with a deep love for my profession (and 2nd career), my stories will be shared. As the matriarch of my home and single woman navigating this wild world, my stories will be told. And as a woman, who 10 years ago was paralyzed with fear at the mere thought of a firearm, who has now evolved to competing and forging a path for others to do the same … my stories will be told.

As this path evolves, your stories will be told also. Through your voice, through your experience and through your eyes. I simply cannot wait to share them. Your voice matters, your story matters. So here we go.

Welcome to Steel & Story. We are just beginning.