Testimonials
“With Alexandra's empowering words, encouragement and love, I completely relaxed into the experience and started to feel sexy and beautiful.”
“MY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ALEX WAS MORE THAN I IMAGINED IT COULD BE AND THERE WERE MANY MOMENTS WHEN I FELT LIKE SHE CARRIED ME MENTALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. TO BE HONEST, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER FELT COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO ALLOW SOMEONE I WAS MODELING FOR TO GUIDE ME INTO THE UNKNOWN, AND I FELT COMPLETELY SECURE; FROM BEING ON THE LEDGE OF A ROOFTOP TO BEING SCANTILY CLAD IN PUBLIC. -I TITLED THESE IMAGES "LETTING GO" BECAUSE I'M LETTING GO OF THE FACT THAT IT TOOK 26 YEARS FOR ME TO LEARN TO LOVE MYSELF. I'M STILL HAUNTED BY THE PAIN I FEEL AT THE THOUGHT OF NEVER BECOMING SOMEONE'S WIFE OR BEARING MY OWN CHILDREN BECAUSE I'M A TRANS WOMAN, BUT I BELIEVE THE INTENTION BEHIND WHAT MS. DIETZ DOES WITH HER CAMERA IS ONE THAT WILL STAY WITH ME FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO HAS THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HER. Alex, thank you for challenging me to take up space the entire duration of our shoot! You made me more aware of my prowess not just as a model, but as a woman. Not a trans woman. Just a woman, period! This session changed my entire perspective on beauty and personal limitations. I felt sexy and powerful, and this wouldn't have been possible without you! These photos are my favorite ones ever and make me feel outside the way I feel inside”
- Frankie - Austin, TX - Dec. 2019
“Thank you so much for this wonderful experience, you have such a gift when it comes to photography. Before taking the pictures I was exited but fearful that I wouldn’t know how to pose and during the photo shoot I was insecure with body but you made me feel comfortable, pretty and brave and when I saw the pictures it gave my self esteem a bust. It actually encouraged me to start walking and taking better care of myself
I’m so grateful I took this step to better myself inside and out. “
- Anheidy
I’ve always wanted to collaborate with Alex so I was very thrilled to be modeling for her. During the photo session she created a conscious, comfortable, welcoming, and safe environment for me to get out of my comfort zone in front of the camera. She made it about me and empowered me with her great motivational feedback along the way! She checked with me through out the session and made sure I was comfortable to put out the best I can. Alex encouraged this DIVA in me I was little shy to show. I look forward to collaborating with her again and explore more intimate parts within myself that she has the magic to bring out. Thanks you tons Alex, love you!"
-Ellia - Austin, TX - Dec. 2019
This was my second time working with Alex and it has always been easy to let my guard down and at the same time have a blast! She makes me feel seen and captures the duality of my androgyny really well, which I just love!
-Niles
Working with Alexandra is such an amazing adventure! We were running late, our location fell through, and she didn’t miss a beat. Instead we quickly redirected, had the most fun trying out wardrobe on the side of a busy street, and ended up with the most stunning images I could have asked for! If you get the opportunity, make sure to shoot with Alexandra.
Miss Gigi - Austin, TX - Dec. 2019
“Working with Alex was a real empowerment journey in a friendly atmosphere. To be honest, I have never had any professional photo session before until this one and I did not know how it would be. Alex was great to make me comfortable and guiding me as model to capture the best version of myself. I felt my inner feminine essence coming up while "playing". I was lucky to work twice with Alex and I noticed she prepares every photography session carefully but also gives her customers and collaborators the chance to express themselves through movement and accessories. Thank you Alex Katherine!”
- Vicky - Ma. Antonio, CR - Nov. 2019
I feel happy that I was given the opportunity to be photographed by Alex. I have always liked being behind the camera, but I never felt comfortable in front of it. I used to be insecure when I had to show off my body. I did not know how to move or what to do. I thought that I was going to be uncomfortable, even just at the beginning, but surprising, I felt very comfortable right from the beginning. Alex’s talent in guiding, directing and creating a comfortable, secure environment was very noticeable. She knows how to read your body and how you feel in all moments. The final photos were really elegant and harmonious. I have never obtained such great results from a photoshoot. I truly recommend Alex!
- Mila
I am born and raised in Costa Rica and I live in Manuel Antonio. I see a lot of photographers come to my country to shoot on our beautiful beaches but Alex is special in her vision and how she sees women. I feel blessed to have a done a photo shoot with her and open myself to new a experience. This was the first time we met and I immediately felt comfortable in front of her lens. I laughed a lot, pushed my boundaries, and the photos are beautiful! It's a memory of a day full of PURA VIDA LOVE, light, smiles and the beginning of a great friendship. Anyone who gets to know this visual goddess will be delighted with her magic and great positivity.
-Yahaira
Alexandra has always been drawn to topics of intimacy and it shows in how she has been able to capture a wide range of experiences from her documentary work, to work related to trauma. Her current empowerment photos are no different nor shy of that strength in the way she shoots women at their most vulnerable. I loved working with her as a model. She possesses an unmistakable well defined eye for beauty in its subtlety and powerful form which make me feel so feminine and beautiful, always looking to capture me in my poetry. I look forward to being in front of her lens in the future, and know anyone who encounters her will feel the exact same way.
-Barakah
“Working with Alexandra was an incredibly transformative experience for me. I have always been self conscious about being in front of the camera, especially because my appearance is not a typical "model" look. I have also always struggled with being curvaceous. Alexandra spoke with me about all of these things before the photo shoot. She held space for me, and took the time to address my fears and worries. When the photoshoot started I was tense and nervous, but with Alexandra's empowering words, encouragement and love, I completely relaxed into the experience and started to feel sexy and beautiful. We got into an amazing flow, and I started to understand what she needed from me to make a photo beautiful. She was clear with her directions, creative with her approach, and in tune with my comfort level yet still perfectly pushing me past my fears. Looking at the photos afterwards, I was in complete awe. She was able to express me and my body in such a beautiful way. Not only this, but the photos are gorgeous artistic expressions with depth, complexity and magnitude. I highly recommend Alexandra for anyone looking for a talented, experienced, passionate and loving photographer. “
- Maitreya
Wholeness is found in experiencing both the darkness and the light. In meeting Alex I felt a trigger when I learned about the potentially risqué nature of her work ~ and so I became curious about what within me needed to be expressed. I love beautiful photos and creative shoots, but it can be a very vulnerable experience at the same time. My trigger took me back to the story of my upbringing on the compound of an oil company in Saudi Arabia, other fragments of religious influences, and personal traumas in my younger years -- at this time of my life the messages I was receiving about feminine expression and sexuality were focused on purity with a conservative tone. Over passing time I felt a shadow of oppressed creativity and natural self expression. A longing to break out of the pain of these internalized influences motivated my desire to work with Alex. Going into the shoot I felt glimmers of shame and guilt, terrified, curious, sexy, at ease, raw, seen, shadowy, real, pure, delight, beautiful, free. Alex brings into the shoot a co-creative finesse that holds space and navigates the unfolding of the shoot like a magician. She takes the time to talk through what needs to be talked about beforehand, to explore with you in the space you choose, and find to find the angles of relating that bring out the true essence and natural expression that is calling to come out. The whole experience was empowering and I hands down recommend working with Alex for anyone -- especially if you're feeling a triggered uncertainty about it! I couldn't be happier with how the photos turned out ~ I feel a new sense of wholeness, ease, and power in my being. Big gratitude to this alchemical woman for the amazing work that she does!
- Tina
Durante las fotografías fue maravilloso, me sentí seguro, fuerte, valore mí figura después de mucho tiempo de no hacerlo. Una de las cosas que motivaron para tomarme las fotografías fue el miedo, la negatividad y la represión que ha generado la sociedad y la familia en mí, fue un acto de rebeldía, que me trajo mucha seguridad, comprensión y confianza. Me siento muy satisfecho y agradecido con Alexa, por enseñarme y ayudarme a descubrir partes de mí que no lo hacía por mí autoconfianza y miedos. Me siento importante
- Dago - Ma. Antonio, CR - Nov.2019