Photographer, Filmmaker, and Walking Artist
Alexandria Searls teaches photography and video at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville. Her short films have shown worldwide and include underwater videos that explore the beauty and health of rivers and streams. She maintains a walking art practice at the Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center, where she leads visitors along wooded trails, demonstrating skills of nature observation and relating the history and natural history of the land. Alexandria holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia, which she earned with a combination of writing and photography studies. She uses text to document her walking art practice. She is also the author of 21 Days of Mindful Photography.