Benjamin Villegas was born in Bogota, Colombia in 1948. Working together with noted photographers and writers, he has been the creator, designer and publisher of over 100 illustrated books on different aspects of Colombian culture. An architectural graduate of Los Andes University in Bogota and a graphic designer with an honorary degree from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogota, he has also designed corporate logos for over 200 companies, directed journalistic programs on television and produced documentary films. His books have won outstanding national and international awards.