We had the good fortune of connecting with Alissa Marsh and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alissa, can you share a quote or affirmation with us?
My favorite quote I’ve heard lately is “I don’t chase, I attract, what’ belongs to me will simply find me.” And to me that means what’s meant for me will be for me. I am not going to force anything on myself that isn’t for me.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’m currently not working at the moment because I am in school to become a radiologist technician. I just started January 4th and I still have ways to go until I am finished. It’s a change that I needed in my life due to what happened to me 3 years ago. This is my new beginning and fresh start. I don’t let bumps in the road prevent me from getting to where I’m meant to be. If I hear “you can’t do that or you won’t make it” that’s adding fuel to my tank to prove them wrong.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
To be honest I’m not much of a outside person. But I want to be more adventurous. I know here in Atlanta there’s tons of places to go and definitely great food to eat. I know there’s always pop ups going on downtown so we’ll go to one of those followed by some amazon food, go to Krog street, ponce city market, Atlanta botanical gardens and the Coca Cola factory. And to end off the night a nice drive through the city to see the lights.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to give a shoutout to the photography community as a whole. With me seeing the work of others and to see how far they’ve came motivated me to keep going and to keep working on my craft.

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