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We are a dynamic, PHOTOGRAPHER + EDUCATOR team
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coming soon - SPRING '23
ALISSA HESSLER
Project Launch!
This course is for anyone who is ready to commit to a photography project who would like instruction, encouragement, feedback and mentorship to see a photography project through to completion.
SERVICES
LEARN IN THE FIELD
DESTINATION PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
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INTO THE WILD
March 2025
{ Cumberland Island, Georgia }
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LOST COAST
May 2024
{ Humboldt County, California }
About Us
ALISSA HESSLER
LEFT BRAINED
STRENGTHS
I make even the most camera-shy feel comfortable in front of my lens. Creative ideation is my forte. I'm calm in a storm. I love to find and tell stories of inspiring people manifesting good in the world. I also love portrait and family photography. To book a family or portrait session visit my portrait website.
EXPERIENCE
With a diverse background in art direction, photography, and film production management, Alissa has worked as both the director for creative talent and as the creative talent. She has shot and produced content for international publications and brands, art directed and produced complex commercial shoots, managed global launch events, and orchestrated rebrands of international corporations. Her true passions are storytelling and empowering others to create impactful project work that educates and influences positive change. She continues to champion activists, creatives, farmers, and more through her Urban Exodus project and podcast. Alissa's book Ditch the City and Go Country, was released in 2017, distributed by Macmillan Press. In her free time, she sings in a nostalgic cover band called Minivan Carpool.
Urbanexodus.com | Alissahessler.com
WHO WE ARE
JACOB HESSLER
RIGHT BRAINED
STRENGTHS
I'm a gear head and can light anything - from a mobile phone to an airplane. I'm a minimalist and an advocate for less is more. I'm comic relief on set. I love exploring and photographing the great outdoors and convening with nature. I'm a true introvert.
EXPERIENCE
A graduate of the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography, Jacob has risen to acclaim in both the fine-art photography world. Following Brooks, Jacob pursued a post-graduate degree in graphic design at Parsons, the New School for Design in New York City. His work has been exhibited and added to the permanent collections of museums and institutions all over the country. His first fine-press book Boundaries released in 2017. The book is a collaboration with the celebrated Cuban-American inaugural poet Richard Blanco. He is currently working on Thirst, a project highlighting the freshwater contamination crisis in the United States.
CLIENTS
WHO WE WORK WITH
We strive to shoot for brands whose values we share and whose products and services we believe in. We work with companies who pay their employees living wages, who are environmentally conscious, and are focused on sustainability - both in the products and systems they create.
We also love to work with rurally-based small businesses who are looking to grow their customer base, beyond their immediate community. We have helped numerous small brands, farm-based businesses and main street retail stores expand their reach with our high-quality images, content strategy and promotional partnerships with Urban Exodus.
SOME FOLKS & BRANDS WE'VE WORKED WITH
REAL SIMPLE • MODERN FARMER • THE GUARDIAN • GOOD HOUSEKEEPING • YANKEE MAGAZINE • DOWNEAST MAGAZINE • LINCOLNVILLE MOTEL • 250 MAIN HOTEL • ARAGOSTA • BEAUTY MARK • LONG GRAIN • TENTRR • COFFEE ON THE PORCH • LONGEST ACRES FARM • SHAPIRO DESIGN • CRANE PILATES • DOORYARD FARM • LOVE ME ORGANICS • PAGE STREET PUBLISHING • RICHARD BLANCO • OWL & TURTLE CAFE & BOOKSHOP • LITTLE SEED FARM • OWLS HEAD TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM • TWO PONDS PRESS • HIGH MOWING SEEDS • ODD ALEWIVES BREWERY • SUAREZ FAMILY BREWERY • GOOD FOOD JOBS • THE WEEKENDER • ARDELIA FARM • WEREWOLF RANCH • BLACK MOUNTAIN FARM • JETSET OFFSET • DAUGHTERS • FARMER'S HANDS • SALT WATER FARM • V SMILEY PRESERVES • YOURS RURALLY • SQUASH BLOSSOM VINTAGE • BIG PICTURE FARM • BOWA • GROUNDED LOCAL • RURAL AMERICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • V SMILEY PRESERVES • HEARSTUDIOS • SKINNY JAKES FAT HONEY • MOONDOG FARM • MAKING MAGAZINE • EDIBLE GARDENS LA • BOTANY • PAGE GALLERY
CONTACT
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