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Channel 4 interviewed Facundo Sarabia, an architecture student who created an AI-powered photography app

May 27, 2024
Lumepic, the startup that Sarabia runs alongside two other ORT graduates, connects photographers, journalists, and athletes through an app that uses artificial intelligence.

Facundo Sarabia is a student in the Architecture program at the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay in Universidad ORT Uruguay , together with Mateo Pereira, a graduate of ORT’s Bachelor’s program in Management and Administration; and Francisco Pollio, a graduate of ORT’s Systems Engineering program; recently launched Lumepic.

This app, a project incubated by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Universidad ORT Uruguay, aims to allow photographers to get paid for their work and for participants to take home a professional photo of the event.

Since its inception in January 2023, Lumepic has become a leading platform for photography in Uruguay, and is already operating in several other countries. This tool has successfully effectively connect photographers and subjects in an effective way, providing an innovative and practical solution to a common problem around the world.

According to Sarabia, who was interviewed by Telenoche (Channel 4), the platform has facial recognition system powered by artificial intelligence, providing added value in places where there are large crowds.

Watch the full interview