Orlando Lagos

Chilean photographer (1913-2007) · Chile · On the map · Artists · Died at 94

Luis Orlando Lagos Vásquez, also known as "Chico Lagos", was a Chilean photographer best known for his work photographing Chilean president Salvador Allende.

Orlando Lagos is read about 4 times a day, in 7 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 13 July 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Photos 1

World Press Photo (1973): the last day of President Allende, by Orlando Lagos. The man to the right is Dane Bath of The New York Times, who distributed the image of an at that time still anonymous photographer

Awards

World Press Photo of the Year

About this person

Country

Chile

Artists from Chile 6

Federico Assler39.5 of 100

Ximena Morla Lynch39.1 of 100

Antonio Smith39.6 of 100

Matilde Pérez39.1 of 100

Celia Castro39.7 of 100

Pablo Burchard39.1 of 100