Aliza is a photographer and published author. Her two books, The Best Dog (2023) and On the Farm (2020) were published by Ten Speed Press. 3 calendars were published by Workman Press. She was honored to have been selected by the USPS as a postal artist, to photograph a series of 2021 U.S. Postal Stamps featuring portraits of heritage breed farm animals. The Heritage Breeds Forever Stamps were one of the most popular stamps of the year and awarded best stamp of 2021 by Linn’s Stamp News as well as a Creative Directors Club Award. Aliza is the former lead photographer at BarkBox and photographed many of the award-winning cover stories for Modern Farmer Magazine. Her work there helped win the 2017 Association of Magazine Media Award for excellence in a special interest publication. Her series on Draft Horses for Modern Farmer won an SPG Award. Aliza's portraits of alpacas won an American Photography Award as well as the Grand Prize in Rangefinder Magazine's Best Friends Animal Photography Contest. Her work has been recognized and published by various publications and organizations and has been exhibited both in the US and internationally.

Aliza is a graduate of the International Center of Photography’s Documentary & Photojournalism program, holds Masters degrees in both Creative Arts in Education and Elementary Education and a BS in Natural Resource Management & Engineering.

**CLIENT LIST:**

USPS, BarkBox, Target, Blue Apron, L'Oreal, Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Food & Wine, Saveur, Modern Farmer, Slate, Imbibe, Plate, DownEast, New Republic, Huffington Post, Rangefinder, TakePart, Fortune, CNN, Audubon, The United Nations, Robb Report, Whole Foods, Edible, Grace, Feature Shoot, Flavor Wire, La Lettre De La Photographie, Quest, Satellite, StarChefs

**EXHIBITIONS:**

**2018** Our Actions Are Our Future - UNFAO group show, Beijing 798, China,

**2018** Pure Waste - group show, Paris Biennale 1.168 Paris, France,

**2017** On the Farm - solo exhibition - Donaldson Gallery, Farmington, CT,

**2016** Waste Not - solo exhibition - Gilbert Gallery, Farmington, CT,

**2016** Waste Not- solo exhibition - FOVEA, Beacon, NY,

**2011** SUSTAIN - solo exhibition - 92Y, NYC,

**2009** 25 Emerging Artists in America - group show - Pingyao Photo Festival, China,

**2009** PluPerfect - group show - International Center of Photography - NYC

photo by John Keon

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Aliza has been a guest on several podcasts and has spoken as both keynote and panel member at elementary, high school, university, corporate and NGO events including: USPS Stamp Ceremony at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, HIVE, Women Forward International, WORD, Graceland University, Poly Prep, and Miss Porter’s School(Prescott Visiting Artist)

PRESS

CBS Boston:

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/the-best-dog-book-photos-aliza-eliazarov/

WTNH:

https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-author-explores-dogs-personalities-in-new-photography-book/

Maine News Center:

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bring-the-best-dog-book-home/97-9cc94357-bb5e-4b5e-a677-ee74a770efc3

Portland Press Herald:

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bring-the-best-dog-book-home/97-9cc94357-bb5e-4b5e-a677-ee74a770efc3

Bangor Daily News:

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/11/17/news/maine-photographer-dog-portraits-book-joam40zk0w/

New Hampshire Union Leader

https://www.unionleader.com/news/animals/every-dog-is-the-best-dog-and-now-there-s-a-book-to-prove-it/article_eb05340f-5cd1-52ab-8754-0d65042c43ab.html

DownEast:

https://downeast.com/photography/aliza-eliazarov-unleashes-the-best-dog-portraits/

Rodale Institute:

https://rodaleinstitute.org/blog/why-we-raise-heritage-breed-pigs/

Accokeek Foundation:

https://www.accokeek.org/post/on-the-farm-with-aliza-eliazarov

Modern Farmer:

https://modernfarmer.com/2020/11/how-i-got-to-the-farm/

The Intellectual Agrarian Podcast:

https://www.audible.com/pd/Heritage-Breeds-in-Portraits-and-Stories-Aliza-Eliazarov-On-The-Farm-Podcast/B08PJTSBMB

Read to Me Podcast:

https://www.readtomepod.com/season2episodes/on-the-farm