Luján Agusti
Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina, 1986. National Geographic Explorer. Luján is a documentary photographer and visual storyteller currently based in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Through her work she explores Latin American culture and identity with a gender perspective. She uses photography as her main language but includes other disciplines such as collage, painting, and alternative development processes to deepen the conceptual content of her narratives.
In 2018 she received an IWMF Fellowship. She was selected for the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program of South America. In 2017 she received the Women Photograph + ONA Grant, the Emerging Artist Scholarship of Lucie Foundation, and the CUARTOSCURO/Foundry Scholarship. That year she attended the XXX Eddie Adams Workshop.
In 2016 she was awarded First Prize of the Book Call of Encontros da Imagem (Portugal, 2016). Recipient of the 2016 Roberto Villagraz Fellowship of EFTI and the Young Stimulus Prize of the ArtexArte Biennial. Nominated for Joop Swart Masterclass (2016, 2017), and selected for the First Book Award of MACK Books (2016). Selected for the New York Times Portfolio Review (2017). Selected for the XVII Photography Biennial of Centro de la Imagen (Mexico, 2016). She published her first photobook "Un montón de ropa" (A pile of clothes).
Her work has been exhibited internationally in China, India, Spain, Canada, United States, Mexico, Argentina, and has been published in international media outlets such as Time Magazine, National Geographic, The Washington Post, The New York Times - LENS blog, The New York Times en Español, The British Journal of Photography, Vice, de Volkskrant, among others.
She belongs to Ruda Colectiva and Prime Collective
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Puerto Madryn, Argentina, 1986. National Geographic Explorer. Luján es fotógrafa documental y narradora visual. Actualmente vive y trabaja en Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. A través de su trabajo explora la cultura e identidad latinoamericanas con perspectiva de género y busca analizar los límites de la práctica documental.
Luján es becaria de la organización internacional de mujeres fotoperiositas IWMF desde 2018. Fue seleccionada para el Programa de Talento Global de World Press Photo 6x6 de América del Sur. Recibió la Beca Women Photograph + ONA, la Beca para Artistas Emergentes de lLucie Foundation y la Beca CUARTOSCURO / Foundry. Asistió al XXX Eddie Adams Workshop. Su primer fotolibro "Un montón de ropa" recibió el Primer Premio del Book Call de Encontros da Imagem (Portugal, 2016).
Su trabajo ha sido expuesto en China, India, España, Canadá, Estados Unidos, México, Argentina, Uruguay, Inglaterra y ha sido publicado en medios de comunicación de renombre mundial como National Geographic, The Washington Post, The New York Times - blog LENS, The New York Times en Español, The British Journal of Photography, Vice, de Volkskrant, entre otros. Pertenece a Prime Collective y Ruda Colectiva.
Desde 2018 forma parte del Programa Photocamp de National Geographic Society como editora e instructora.
Premios y Reconocimientos / Awards and Recognitions:
● 2022 National Geographic Society - The Climate Pledge. Peatlands Project. US
● 2020 National Geographic Society COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists. Proyecto “Corazón de la Isla”
● 2020 National Geographic Society COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists. Ruda Colectiva: “Cadena Alimentaria en tiempos de COVID en América Latina”.
● 2018 National Geographic Society Explorer. US.
● 2018 IWMF Grantee. US
● 2018 IWMF Adelante Fellow for “The US/Mexico Border”. USA/Mexico
● 2018 Segundo Lugar FELIFA “Feria de Fotolibros Latinoamericanos”. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
● 2018 Seleccionada 6x6 Global Talent Program of World Press Photo South America. The Netherlands.
● 2017 Ganadora Women Photograph Grant. USA
● 2017 Ganadora Lucie Foundation Emerging Artist Scholarship. USA
● 2017 Ganadora EAW XXX Paid Internship at Los Angeles Times. USA
● 2017 Ganadora CUARTOSCURO/Froundry Grant. Mexico
● 2016 Ganadora Book Call del Festival Encontros da Imagem.
● 2016 Ganadora Beca Roberto Villagraz, EFTI. Spain
● 2016 Nominada Joop Swart Masterclass de World Press Photo. Holland
● 2016 Shortlisted FELIFA-FOLA Photobook Award. Argentina
● 2015 Winner Estímulo Joven de la IV Bienal ArtexArte. Argentina
● 2014 Selected for NS Photo Exchange Project. Canada /Argentina
● 2014 Selected Proyecto Coordenadas. Argentina
Publicaciones / Publications:
● 2023 Somos el Mito. Argentina, ArtexArte Ediciones. Edition of 500.
● 2022 Fibras del Fin del Mundo. Argentina, Editora Cultural Tierra del Fuego. Edition of 500.
● 2021 Patagonia. Argentina. BEX.
● 2020 Hilanderas del Fin del Mundo. Colección AÑZ. Colombia. Raya y Matiz Editorial.
● 2019 Africamericanos . Mexico City. RM & Centro de la Imagen. Collective
● 2019 Exvoto. Buenos Aires. FEA Editorial. 50 ejemplares
● 2017 CLAP 10x10 Contemporary Latin American Photobooks. Estados Unidos. Edition of 600 . Collective
● 2016 Un montón de ropa. Ciudad de México. 100 ejemplares
Estudios / Studies:
● 2017 Eddie Adams Workshop XXX. USA
● 2017 Foundry Workshop. Mexico
● 2017 Incubadora de Fotolibros. Hydra. Mexico
● 2015 Contemporary Seminar of Centro de la Imagen. Mexico
● 2007 - 2010 Photography School Andy Goldstein. Argentina
● 2005 – 2009 Bachelor of Arts. UBA. Argentina
Exposiciones / Exhibitions:
Individuales / Individuals
● 2022 Glaciares Negros. Bass Museum of Art. Miami, US.
● 2014 Mamá. Primera Parte. Blanco Galería. Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2014 54°48´26´´S 68°18´16´´O. Casa de la Cultura de Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. Argentina
Colectivas / Collective
● 2022 Festival Internacional de Valdivida. Salva tu Alma. Valdivia, Uruguay
● 2022 MadArts Museum. NFTS Project Obscura. Miami, US
● 2022 MUFF. Prpoyecto Ancestras de Ruda Colectiva. Uruguay
● 2020 Festival Lumínica. Costa Rica
● 2020 Cortona on the Move. Cortona, Italy
● 2020 Latin American Foto Festival.The Bronx Documentary Center. New York, US
● 2020 Festival Lumínica. Costa Rica
● 2019 Africamericanos. Museo de Amparo. Puebla, México
● 2019 Luz del Norte. Museo Cuatro Caminos. Ciudad de México
● 2019 Tejiendo Redes. Fotógrafas Latinoamericanas. Parque Rodó, CdF. Montevideo, Uruguay.
● 2019 Project SHOW US by Getty, Dove & GirlGaze. London, England
● 2018 6x6 Global Talent Program Exhibitions
● 2018 SCAN Tarragona Festival. Tarragona, Spain.
● 2018 Africamericanos. Centro de la Imagen. Ciudad de México.
● 2017 Women Photograph Container. Photoville Festival. Brooklyn, NY. US
● 2017 CLAP Contemporary Latin American Photobooks. 10x10 Photobooks. Museum of Fine Arts. Houston, US
● 2016 CLAP Contemporary Latin American Photobooks. 10x10 Photobooks. Aperture Foundation Gallery. New York, US
● 2016 Buenos Aires Photo. Espacio ArtexArte. Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2016 CLAP Contemporary Latin American Photobooks. 10x10 Photobooks. PGH Photo Fair. Pittsburgh, Estados Unidos
● 2015 IV Premio Bienal ArtexArte 2015. Galería ArtexArte. Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2015 Especial de Fotografía Vice. Galería Fifty24Mx. Ciudad de México, México
● 2015 NS Photo Exchange. MACBA. Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2015 NS Photo Exchange. Gallery 44. Toronto, Canadá
● 2014 Contacto FotoFest. La Plata, Argentina
● 2014 Estoy en Otra. Espacio Gabinete. Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2014 Grupo Cosmos. El Ojo Errante. Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2013 Grupo Cosmos. Fundación Cherry Breitmann. Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2010 Escuela Andy Goldstein. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cultural management, lectures and workshops
● 2023 - POY Latam Juror for Classic Categories
● 2023 - Instructor at National Geographic Photocamp Christchurch. New Zealand
● 2023 - Lecture for Canon Creators
● 2023 - Lecture for Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2023 - Presentation of “Hilanderas del Fin del Mundo” at Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2022 - Presentation at National Geographic Explorers Festival
● 2022 - Curator “Women Photographers of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
● 2022 - Presentation at Bass Museum, Miami, US
● 2022 - Presentation at National Geographic Photo Summit
● 2020 - Online Workshop for National Geographic Photocamp
● 2019-2022 - Co-director FELIFA Festival Internacional de Fotolibros de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina
● 2019 - Organizer Women Photograph Workshop. Quito, Ecuador
● 2019 - Editor at National Geographic Photocamp Yucatán
● 2019 - Editor at National Geographic Photocamp Hong Kong
● 2019 - Editor at National Geographic Photocamp Boa Vista, Brazil
● 2018 - Editor at National Geographic Photocamp Puerto Rico
● 2017 - Producer Errante Foto Festival. Montevideo, Uruguay
● 2016 - Producer San José Foto. San Jose, Uruguay
-- Junio 2023