Luis González Palma was born in Guatemala and currently lives in Argentina. He is best known for his portraits of the indigenous Mayas and the mestizo people of Guatemala.

   His work is part of collections such as The Art Institute of Chicago, The Daros Foundation in Zurich, Sweden, the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts in Japan and La Maison European de la Photographie in Paris, France. He has received the Award PhotoEspaña “Baume et Mercer”.