Federico Ruiz Santesteban

Federico Ruiz Santesteban (Uruguay, 1980) is a photographer and architect, director of the cultural center Espacio Hiedra. His work focuses on alternative, sustainable, and low-cost photographic processes. He has exhibited in Uruguay, Cuba, Austria, Portugal, Argentina, Peru, USA, Spain, Ecuador, and Angola. Selected for AMA Washington DC (2023), winner of the Festival de la Luz Portfolio Forum (2017/2018), and finalist in international contests like Pampa Fola. Some of his projects were declared of Cultural Interest by Uruguay’s Ministry of Education and Culture.