About Aleya
Residing in the lush & abundant landscape of the always-thriving Pacific Northwest, I seek inspiration in all things wild. I am among the many non-native Oregonians who found their way here after a lifetime of searching for home. I am so thankful to have landed here, surrounded by dreamers and art-makers, sensory scenery and so much aliveness.
My style is raw, intimate and playful. Before I found lifestyle photography, I would spend my days engulfed and mesmerized with the micro, often pausing to capture the bits of life we almost never stop to admire. Throughout the years, I have found my multitude of ways of translating that appreciation for the small, sweet bits of beauty found in humanity and wild spaces into the way I photograph. For me, this means putting myself in your shoes with the intention of capturing those tiny moments and places you yourself hold most dear - the imperfectly perfect moments of the in-between. I adore the subtleties of connection. That’s where the magic lives.
I want our time together to be a co-creation. I will guide you and help set the foundation for trust to enter the room, but I will also leave plenty of room for what wants to unfold to unfold. I recognize the vulnerability required in surrendering enough to allow another to be witness to this unfolding, and I honor that role as witness and capturer.
Ten Facts About Me
I have a garden the same size as my house
I also run an herbal ghee business
I share my life with three fur babes and plan to add many more
I spent an entire year shooting skin wrinkles and laugh lines in black-and-white film
I started as a food photographer, working with many restaurants throughout Portland and capturing my own kitchen creations
When I was 18, I spent 32 consecutive days in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
Fall is my favorite season and I look forward to it all summer long
I’ve always wanted to write a cookbook
I am obsessed with the Enneagram
I sleep in a canvas tent in my backyard
