I graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 1981 with a major in Criminal Justice and Psychology. While attending RIT, I expanded my interest in photography and spent more time in the photography majors than my fellow criminal justice classmates. I quickly realized that my real passion was in photography.
After graduating, I applied my studies for a number of years as a family counselor and discovered that counseling was something I did not want to pursue. Instead I gravitated into businesses that brought me much closer to the “photographic experience”. I became a freelance commercial prop stylist after working a couple of years in advertising. As a prop stylist I had various assignments staging the “sets” for commercial photographers around New England. I also worked as a merchandiser for an upscale woman’s boutique. A number of years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and our daughter started her own college journey. At this point, I had a desire to further involve myself into the art of photography. I stopped working and began taking various art and photography classes at C1M photography, the NH Institute of Art and Studio 550. I became immersed in shooting different subjects concentrating on abstract and street photography. I have been influenced by photographer Chris Orwig and through such readings as, The Practice of Contemplative Photography by Andy Karr and Michael Wood.
My photographs are not preconceived or forced; they are viscerally defined. I photograph what affects me in the special moment – the shots are natural and spontaneous. My deep life experiences help me to see the world more clearly and through my unique perspective.
I currently reside as a quintessential empty nester (spontaneity rules the day!) in New Hampshire with my husband.
Published works:
Prolific Moment written by Alexandria Peary. Published by Routledge
Wild Apple Prose by Alexandria Peary. Terrain.org