My name is Arastasia! (pronounced "Air-Uh-Stay-Shzuh)
My number one question in life is 'How do you pronounce your name', so don't worry if you mess it up.
I obviouslyyyy love photography BUT you can also catch me painting wall murals, canvas, and whatever other object I can get my hands on, as well as recording episodes for my Podcast "Passion And Potential"
I'm ALWAYS up for an adventure, I become friends with all of my clients, and I'm a lovely mix of fierce business woman and empathetic free spirit who just loves to see people smile.
I hope this lets you in my world a little bit, but hey... let's actually become friends and talk in person over some wine or white claws!
(PS. thats my cat Mimosa... and he's the love of my life. You should 100% meet him too!)
Soup is my favorite food.
I'm trying to get a Polaroid in all 50 states
In 2019 I took a spontaneous trip to Cali, Utah, & Colorado with 10 photographers I'd never met before.
My niece, Aralynne, is named after me and my mom.
(Arastasia combined with Teena-Lynne)
I love giant spaces that confuse me, like mountains and oceans.
For my 27th birthday, my best friend surprised me with sky diving. It was AMAZING!
In all of my elementry school journals, my answer to "What do you want to be when you grow up?" was always "a photographer."
I used my siblings as my "models" growing up, and got my first photography job at age 17.
I went full time in 2014, and won Cleveland Scenes "Best Photographer in Cleveland" in 2019.
I love my career, and my passion only grows stronger. Life is good.
