Luigi Caputo

Luigi Caputo is an Italian photographer, working frequently for the Salzburg Festival.

Biography

Luigi Caputo was born in Rome. He completed his training as a graphic designer and thereafter studied architecture. In 1994, his collaboration with the Salzburg Festival began, a collaboration that continues to this day. In addition the festival, his work focuses on nature photography, architecture and portraits. Luigi Caputo works for international magazines and advertising agencies. He is a member of the German photo agency laif. ^[1] His portrait of Simon Wiesenthal is on the cover of the English edition of the biography by Tom Segev. ^[2] His Gesamtkunstwerk book from 2025 won the ICMA Gold Award 2025 for photography books. ^[3]

• Salzburg Festival 2012
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  Prinz Homburg
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  Peer Gynt
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  Jedermann
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  Carmen
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  Ariadne auf Naxos

He is the two-time winner of Salzburger Landespreis in the photography category. ^[4] He lives in Austria and Italy.

Books

• Salzburg, Ein anderer Blick auf die Stadt, Residenz Verlag 1996, ISBN 978-3-701709-75-5
• Alles bei Leopoldine, Salzburgs 1. Straßenbuch, (ed.): Michaela Gründler, Edition Eizenbergerhof 2004, ISBN 978-3-901243-24-0
• Universitätsstadt Salzburg, Von der Benediktineruniversität zum Unipark Nonntal, author: Ulrike Aichhorn, Müry Salzmann, ISBN 978-3-99014-039-0
• Salzburger Festspiele, Hommage to a Gesamtkunstwerk, Baden: Edition Lammerhuber 2023, ISBN 978-3-903101-97-5

External links

• Official Website
• LAIF

References

1. Festival La Gacille: Luigi Caputo Gesamtkunstwerk: Salzburger Festspiele , retrieved on 22 July 2025
2. Radio Prague International: Israeli author Tom Segev launches Czech translation of his Simon Wiesenthal biography , 5. Oktober 2012 [no credits in this report; see also Caputo website, section publications]
3. Hauptverband des Österreichischen Buchhandels: Edition Lammerhuber bei ICMA-Awards ausgezeichnet , 19 March 2025
4. Edition Lammerhuber: Luigi Caputo , retrieved on 22 July 2025