“Untitled (Machina Mundi series - Tuscany)”

He graduated in economics from Mackenzie-SP in 1974. His first exhibition was held at MASP in 1975 and, the following year, he moved to New York where he remained for 20 years. He worked as a photographer for numerous publications such as "Folha de S. Paulo", "O Estado de S. Paulo Time", "Newsweek", "Rolling Stones" and "Life Magazine".

Edinger has participated in numerous exhibitions in Brazil and abroad, including at the International Center of Photography (New York); Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris); Museum of Contemporary Art (São Paulo); Museum of Image and Sound/MIS-SP; and Centro Cultural do Banco do Brasil (RJ). He has published 18 books, among which the award-winning "Chelsea Hotel" (1984) and "Venice Beach" (1985) stand out. His most recent book, "Machina Mundi", was released in 2017. Throughout his long career, he has received numerous awards: the Leica Award for Excellence in 1983 and 1985, the Ernst Haas Award in 1990, the Higashikawa Award in 1999, the Porto Seguro Award in 2007 and 2011, and the Hasselblad Award in 2011.

His works are part of important collections such as the International Center of Photography in New York; Itaú Cultural, the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in São Paulo; and the Maison Européene de la Photographie in Paris. In New York he taught courses at the International Center of Photography and, for 15 years, at The New School/Parson's School of Design.