Luis Navarro

Luis Eduardo Navarro Vega (born 2 May 1938) is a Chilean photographer who is best known for his images exposing human rights violations committed during the Military dictatorship of Chile. He was one of the founders and the last president of the Association of Independent Photographers (AFI). He thus soon become familiar with cinematic aspects, such as lighting, framing and composition,

Legacy Navarro won several awards, including the Altazor Award in 2011, United Nations Award in 2005, and the UNICEF International Competition in 1980, as well as being recognized as a "Distinguished Visitor of the city of Rosario". Most of his work is now part of different archives that preserve the defense of human rights during the Military Dictatorship, such as the "Archive of Human Rights of the Vicaria de la Solidaridad" and the "Memory of the World of UNESCO.

Work Lonquén Aventuras de una Fe ("Adventures of a Faith Presencia de un niño en América ("Presence of a Child in America") El Papa Juan Pablo Segundo II ("Pope John Paul II") Primer anuario de la fotografía chilena ("First Yearbook of Chilean Photography") Segundo anuario de la fotografía chilena ("Second Yearbook of Chilean Photography") Síntesis del Informe Rettig ("Summary of the Rettig Report") Fotógrafos latinoamericanos en la Universidad de Rábida ("Latin American Photographers at the University of Rábida") 50º Aniversario de la declaración Universal de D.D.H.H. ("50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights") Geografía Poética de Chile ("Poetic Geography of Chile") La Potencia de la Memoria ("The Power of Memory", with texts by Gonzalo Leiva) (2004) Foturí, Gitanos en Chile ("Foturi, Gypsies in Chile") (2014)