Alessandra Chaves

A brief investigation into two eco papers, Hahnemühle Bamboo Base, and the Hahnemühle Agave Base

I tested two eco papers from Hahnemühle, the Bamboo Base and the Agave Base, and compare prices with the Photo Rag, a paper I use more frequently.

Happy Thanksgiving and Farewell to Autumn

Have a happy thanksgiving!

Autumn triangulation, 2019 featured in a Frames Magazine video

My image, Autumn Triangulation, featured in a YouTube video from the Frames Magazine.

Taking photographs for the sake of shooting: reflections on photography, and on being a photographer

After my husband died, I have been thinking a lot about photography, about being a photographer, and my obsession with taking photos.

Steichen, A Life in Photography – Book recommendation

If you appreciate the very best in photography, and want to know more about Steichen, the history of photography, and how photography became accepted as an art form, this book is for you

Haunted Halloween composition featuring the Itaipava Castle in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A Halloween composition taken in the Itaipava Castle (Castelo de Itaipava). Happy Halloween!

Hiking the Spooner Lake to Marlette Lake trail in California in the Fall.

I went on a fall hike at the Sierra Nevada, from the Spooner Lake to Marlette Lake.

Of the photos you have taken, which ones will people keep, and which ones will they throw away after you die?

Some black and white family photos from an unknown photographer

The end of jazz, and why I have taken a break

I have taken a break from blogging and in this post I explain why.

“Folded in”, an aborted photography project featuring the California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica

Not all photography projects end up being completed, but all of them result in learning. In this blog post, I write about an aborted project portraying folded flowers of the California poppy.