About

Both my wife, Jen, and I are on a collective journey of our own. It began before we met, during my surgical residency in New York City in the late 1990s, when I picked up my first camera — a Canon EOS Elan, a 35mm film SLR. I was drawn to the intentionality of film, and even as I became an early adopter of digital photography, I never lost my love for capturing meaningful images.

Jen and I married in 2012 and in 2016, we both experienced a transformational conversion and became followers of Jesus. That moment changed everything for both of us – how we see people, how we understand stories, and what we believe is worth capturing. Around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, as our kids were growing up, I felt convicted to preserve their lives on film in a way that truly honored them. That conviction led to my first dedicated cinema camera: the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.

What started as a simple desire to make better home movies quickly became something more. My first film – a documentary I created as a gift to my stepdaughter Madison for her high school graduation – ignited a deep passion for filmmaking that hasn’t let go.

Since then, we’ve documented stories for an urgent care clinic, filmed faith-based journeys through Israel, Greece, and Turkey, and captured the testimony of married couples walking through healing and redemption. I’m currently working on a longform project that follows a potter and his wife as they journeyed through building a large wood-fired kiln in St. Augustine, Florida; a journey shaped by teamwork,  faithfulness, craftsmanship, and fire.

At Pilgrim’s Journey Studios, we create films that honor the real, not the polished or performative, but the meaningful. Whether we’re capturing a testimony of restoration, the hands of a ceramic artist, or a quiet legacy worth preserving, we approach each story as sacred.

Jen and I work as a team. Together, we live full-time on the road, sharing our story and encouraging others as ambassadors of re|engage, a national marriage ministry. Our journey is woven into every frame: honest, hopeful, and still unfolding.

Because we believe this deeply:
Everybody has a story worth telling.

Alex Lesko, August 2025.