Cynthia Pixley | Pixels by Pixley Photography
Fredericksburg, Virginia USA
Pixels by Pixley Photography
FREDERICKSBURG PET PHOTOGRAPHY
In the heart of Virginia’s horse and winery region is Fredericksburg. The colonial city is steeped in American history (it was the childhood home of George Washington) and has a vast access to the National Parks.
In 2023, Cynthia Pixley joined professional photographers around the globe to make a difference for pets in need with 'Tails of the World'. This unique collaborative project celebrates dogs with an annual coffee table book and our latest volume has raised over $65,000 for animal rescue!
Cynthia raised US$600 for Animal Awareness and Assistance with six shoots around Fredericksburg. She chose locations with natural beauty and historical significance. The "Bloody Angle" in Spotsylvania Battlefield Park is a monument to one of the most intense battles of the Civil War. Alum Spring Park is a 34-acre woodland retreat, named for the spring that is found at the end of the 100 million year old sandstone cliffs.
The historic Dowd Farmhouse in Spotsylvania (established in 1735) has survived civil war, earth quakes and hurricanes. Now it is the peaceful home of the Second Chance Crew. Hazelwild Farm Camp is another Fredericksburg landmark. In the Sixties, a teacher named Anna Morrison (Aunt Sissy) converted it from a working dairy farm to a camp and day school. Today, it is a nonprofit organisation that houses an equestrian center and day school. Many of the equestrians of Fredericksburg owe their training to Aunt Sissy.
All images are shared here with the artist’s permission
Cynthia Pixley is an official photographer for our fundraising book, Tails of the World: Volume Two. You can follow Cynthia’s pet photography adventures on Instagram, and be sure to check out the Pixels by Pixley Photography Website to learn more.
Purchase your copy of the Tails of the World Book, and enjoy more dog photography and stories from around the globe. 100% of the proceeds of this book go to Second Chance Animal Rescue Inc.
ABOUT ANIMAL AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE
Animal Awareness and Assistance has a mission of helping to keep pet families together. They provide assistance with caring for animals in need as well as providing awareness education on proper animal care. Keeping families together lessens the stressful time for both pets and people should they have to separate due to unforeseen circumstances. Animal Awareness and Assistance helps all animals in need within the greater Fredericksburg community.
VISIT WEBSITE
@animal.aa.nonprofit
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Like many other little girls, I dreamed that I could talk to animals - cats, dogs, but especially horses. What I've learned since growing up is that they don't speak to us in the sense that they move their mouths and say, "Hey girl, I'm hungry." But really, they do talk to us if you just take the time to listen and observe. In those quiet moments of observation, their hearts are revealed. Their eyes light up and widen at the sight of their special person. The facial lines of both "owner" and "animal" soften. That's when I know they have a bond - a special relationship that is just between them. And that's the moment I capture in my work - the moment when the hearts meet and speak as one.
