A woman smiling outdoors in front of the Kelpies, large horse head sculptures, in Scotland. She is wearing a black beanie and jacket, holding a camera.

Meet the Artist

Ali Hasbach is a Portuguese-based photographer and award-winning, visual artist who graduated with a dual master's degree in late 18th-century and early 19th-century poetry and the study of portraiture in England. She translated her passion for all things “faces” into a dedicated portrait studio, photographing musicians and, in particular, guitar players. As a founder of the largest library of guitar lessons on the planet, this has given her work a channel for finding and celebrating the unique transaction between a sitter and a portraitist. She has photographed hundreds of artists from Grammy-winning artists to up and coming musicians.

When not shooting people, she loves to travel, using her camera to weave new images of distant shores, creating her own photographic textiles. In many ways, she has come full circle and stepped back into the world she once studied, but doing so in a modern way with a fresh interpretation. You can find her work online, in galleries, and on myriad album covers around the globe.

Professional Background

BA in Literature | University of Colorado, Boulder
MA in Late 18th/Early 19th Century Poetry | York, UK
MA in Late 18th/Early 19th Century Portraiture | Warwick, UK
Co-Founding Partner @ TrueFire | The planet's largest and most comprehensive library of online guitar lessons