Peters Township High School alum Alisha Cohen turned a hobby into a creative production agency— and now her colorful photography is featured on planners and calendars in more than 1,000 Walmart stores nationwide.
BY NICOLE TAFE
When Alisha Cohen was growing up in Peters Township, she didn’ t necessarily see photography as a career. In fact, she thought the opposite.
“ I always thought that photography / art wasn’ t a practical career choice, so it was something that I did on the side just for fun,” says Cohen, a 2010 Peters Township High School graduate.
Today, that hobby has grown into a career that has taken her photography into more than 1,000 Walmart stores across the country.
Cohen, 34, studied marketing at Virginia Tech University before returning to Pittsburgh and working for several local advertising agencies. She held positions ranging from intern and copywriter to social media specialist and creative strategist. Outside of her regular 9-to-5 job, however, she was quietly building something of her own.
In 2014, Cohen began using Instagram more seriously as a way to get noticed in the advertising industry. She photographed things she found interesting, colorful and
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