Alex.comeau

My name is Alex Comeau (they, he). I'm a self-portrait, portrait, film photographer from Rochester, NH. I am originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, my parents were both born and raised there. When they were 32 they had me on November 27th, 2000 making me a Sagittarius, meaning I'm all about expanding new dimensions of thought. I use a fuji xt4 mirrorless camera with an 18-55mm lens and my pentaxk1000. My work tends to revolve around my experience being a queer, gender non-conforming 20-year-old struggling with an extreme religious growing up. My intention when creating this work is to be that visual representation for others out there like me. Growing up sometimes it feels as though you don't belong in your environment, but seeing someone else like you is such a validating feeling. When I started creating work for myself my work depended a lot on my emotions and connecting with other individuals going through the same issues. Ever since I was little I've been taking pictures, however, I really started my journey with photography when I was a sophomore in Highschool. I enrolled in a certificate photography class that gave me all the basics to start in the field. I received 12 college credits during this two-year course. By my senior year, I hosted an exhibition at a local coffee shop called Flight Coffee Co. in Dover, NH. Showcasing 18 original pieces. The show was called Color Theory and it was inspired by the colors of the rainbow, for each color of the rainbow I listened to how the color makes me feel and replicated those feelings into the pictures. After my senior year of Highschool, I did a semester at Maine College of Art. I unfortunately unenrolled at MECA, however, I'm currently enrolled in the NYIP certificate program and Udemy web development certificate program.