Annemarie Heinrich

(Darmstadt, Germany, 1912 - Buenos Aires, 2005)
She began experimenting with photography in a makeshift darkroom in her home. In 1930, she opened her first studio and, in 1933, she began working with local gossip magazines. She specialized in portrait and nude genres. In addition to her professional photography, she did more experimental work with the photographic image. Heinrich was a pioneer in envisioning photography as an art form.
Her first solo exhibition was held in 1938 and it was followed by many exhibitions in Argentina and abroad. She was founder of La Carpeta de los Diez and of the Consejo Argentino de Fotografía, and director of the Asociación de Fotógrafos Profesionales. She sat on the jury of the Federación Argentina de Fotografía and the Foto Club de Buenos Aires. The awards she was granted over the course of her lifetime include an honorary excellence distinction from the Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique.