Martín Chambi

Photographer

Birthday November 5, 1891

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Peru

DEATH DATE Sep 13, 1973 (81)

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About

Peruvian photographer famous for his photographs of the indigenous people of South and Central America.

Before Fame

He worked alongside his father in a Carabaya Province gold mine.

Trivia

He was critically well-received and is considered an important photographer as both an artist and historian.

Family Life

His family were Quechua speaking peasants from a poor region of Peru.

Associated With

While his contemporary Ansel Adams focused on nature, he preferred photographing the human experience.