· 1943 Born in Havana. Cuba.

· 1964 to 1979 Works as photographer for Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Teatro Musical de La Habana, the Ministry of Culture and as free-lance photojournalist with the most important publications, like Cuba Magazine among others.

· 1979 to 1985 Moves to Spain and after joining The Image Bank stock photography agency starts to travel extensively through Europe. Free-lances with most Spanish publications and several Government Agencies like the Ministry of Tourism, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) and the Madrid City Hall. Receives the "Ortiz-Echagüe" Award for his tourism-oriented photographs.

· 1986 to 2007 After moving to the USA continues to travel uninterruptedly, contributing to several international, as well as national and local publications; he is involved in the cultural scene, working with the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, The Miami City Ballet, Ballet Concerto, Ballet Etudes of South Florida, The Coconut Grove Playhouse, Teatro Avante, Ballet Español Rosita Segovia, etc. Publishes two books, prepares several national and international exhibitions and conducts conferences and workshops at home and abroad. His work receives numerous awards and recognition (becomes Master of the Leica in 1993) from all over the world. In 1998 during Photokina in Cologne, Germany, he was invited to join the prestigious Gruppo Fotografico Leica of Italy. In 2006 received the "Golden Eye of Russia" Award from the Russian Guild of Media Photographers. Camera manufacturers, like Panasonic, Hasselblad, Leica, and Minox , use his photographs to illustrate their publications and advertise their products. Writes photographic articles in Leica Fotografie Intl. (Germany), Leica Magazine (Italy), Popular Photography (P.R.of China), Foto & Video (Russian Federation) and Photoworld (P.R. of China) magazines. He is also a regular contributor to several other national and international magazines.

Luis Castañeda is an active member of ASMP since 1981.

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