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stela alves - photographer
 
  Introduction

Photography came up in my life by chance. Although I was studying Journalism at Londrina University, State of Paraná, Brazil, my real aim was to graduate in Architecture. In my first Laboratory class which was part of the discipline Photography, when I saw an image coming up "from nowhere" on the paper, I experienced a magic moment which eliminated my doubts about completing the course. Then I decided to become a photographer.

Since then, I'm still enchanted by the magic of light, which is the main tool of expression for any photographer. Every scene revealed to our eyes involves a certain light which can be a gift or a challenge that can be appreciated or overcome by means of technical knowledge and technological devices.

As for the countless resources now available to obtain fantastic photographic results, I still believe that, for the exercise of this profession, they never excel the importance of a sensitive gaze to everything that is human.