Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Alecxa Masters. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Alecxa, so great to have you with us and we want to jump right into a really important question. In recent years, it’s become so clear that we’re living through a time where so many folks are lacking self-confidence and self-esteem. So, we’d love to hear about your journey and how you developed your self-confidence and self-esteem.
I had to hit rock bottom. By that I mean life happened, I ended up back under my parents roof and things were really changing for me. I’m not sure if it’s because I was really wanting something different so I kind of willed it to happen. Actually now that I think of it, this could have started years ago after my divorce and I had made a promise to myself to just be more self sufficient. Buying my first car, with no credit and worked hard to pay that thing off and even did that a year early! I wanted to get a home for my kids and I next but that kind of fell through on account of a plumbing issue. I just wanted to make sure that we would not feel that kind of vulnerability in life and they wouldn’t be taken from again. Of course plans don’t always go as we want and there always has to be bumps and maybe even mountains in them but I find if you really want something you figure it out. This year was rough but also the most healing and wonderful. It was needed, I will say it was a year my body needed me to recover and reset so I could rebuild. I was able to refocus myself at my parents and recenter myself and really take a deeper look within myself and around. I really got reacquainted with myself so to speak. I feel like when you do this you see things you gotta work on and if you dig deep enough you find things (traumas) you haven’t faced that you needed to. It was a good thing. All of these things truly cause you to have mental blocks and as you work through them you notice you feel lighter, and happier. I noticed I no longer feel like the people pleasing person I was or the need to control everything. It has truly been rewarding. I feel like I can enjoy silence and stillness over chaos in life and that is a win.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
So I have been taking photos now for about 20 years but, it wasn’t until this year that I decided to actually make it a thing and really focus more on it. Pushing myself harder and doing what I have loved my entire life. I want to capture emotions and make you feel something. Then there are days that I have these themes that take time and lots of planning and costumes, those get me so excited! But nature gets me as well. I want to be in the mix of things. My plans in the future are hopefully to open my own gallery and sell my own work. I do not want to give too much away lol.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Allow yourself to be vulnerable! Take risks, otherwise you may regret it later. This year I was chosen as the first artist in residence in a town called Barton City, Michigan. I went and boy was I nervous. Being somewhere I’ve never been and absolutely nobody around I knew for miles! like an hour or so to be exact. It really was a lot to take in at first. But again I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it and shut out everything else. It was such a beautiful experience and feeling that I will always remember. Lastly I’m going to say journal, because it’s your rawest thoughts and feelings right then and there. Do not edit that.
What was the most impactful thing your parents did for you?
My parents picked me up from Michigan in January of 2024 and gave me a chance to restart so I can get back on my feet. To be fair I was pretty sick for a while in the beginning. I think my body was just trying to shutdown. It’s December now and I’m just getting back into the work life and I am hopeful to have the best of both worlds between photography and the medical profession because let’s face it, one has got to feed the other and I gotta be able to move out of my parents at some point haha.
Contact Info:
- Website: http://leximasters115.wixsite.com/alecxa-masters-photo
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