We especially celebrate Luis Priamo, who dedicated his life to the research and preservation of our country’s photographic heritage, with the release of a unique documentary.

Distinguished researcher, historian, and editor of early Argentine photography, he was born in Santa Fe, Argentina, in 1941. He studied at the Institute of Cinematography of the National University of the Litoral, completed the documentary film directing course, and participated in film crews for various short and feature-length productions.

Throughout his extensive career, he specialized in the recovery of Argentina’s photographic heritage through the publication of books on the subject and by supporting different photographic archives across the country.

Together with photographic conservator Hugo Gez, in 1992 he took charge of directing the Fundación Antorchas project dedicated to assisting photographic archives, primarily public ones. He began editing books on early Argentine photography as a researcher and curator, alongside the foundation’s deputy director, José X. Martini. Later, with Martini, he founded Ediciones de la Antorcha, also devoted to publishing books on Argentina’s photographic heritage.

He also edited photography books for other organizations, companies, and institutions, such as the National Endowment for the Arts, Fundación CEPPA, El Litoral newspaper of Santa Fe, Corporación Buenos Aires Sur, the National University of Quilmes, the Ministry of Innovation and Culture of the Province of Santa Fe, and the Undersecretariat of Tourism of the Municipality of Santa Fe. For all these reasons, he is regarded as the foremost editor of Argentina’s photographic heritage.

He has received numerous awards and distinctions: Architect of Buenos Aires’ Heritage (Government of the City of Buenos Aires), Outstanding Citizen of Santa Fe (Honorable City Council of Santa Fe), among others.

He is a full member of the National Academy of Fine Arts and a corresponding member in Buenos Aires of the Center for Hispanic American Studies of the city of Santa Fe.

Thanks to his work, and that of other historians, we can now appreciate photography not only as an artistic expression but also in its value as a historical document, which allows us to understand the past and build a collective visual memory.

We are deeply grateful to Luis Priamo for his time, his work, and for sharing with us the experience that made it possible to create this unique documentary about his life and career.