Fernando Bengoechea was a New York City-based Argentine photographer who specialized in interiors.

Fernando Bengoechea

He was born in August 1965 in Buenos Aires and grew up mostly in Brazil. Fluent in five languages, he arrived in New York to study cinematography and photography. Image File history File links Fernando_bengoeches. ... Image File history File links Fernando_bengoeches. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Coordinates: Found 1536, 1580 Chief of Government Jorge Telerman Area    - City 203 km²  (78. ... Official language(s) None Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Cinematography, English render of the French cimématographie, is the discipline of making lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for the cinema. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of capturing light on a film. ...

He was swept into the sea by the deadly 2004 Asian tsunami and is presumed dead. He had been vacationing in Sri Lanka with his boyfriend, interior designer Nate Berkus, a frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey show. Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. ... Nate Berkus (born 1971) is an American interior designer and decorator. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ...

Bengoechea and Berkus were asleep when the deadly tidal wave slammed into the island. They were carried away by the wave, but both managed to grab hold of a telephone pole. Then a second wave hit, and they were torn away from the pole and from each other. Berkus made it onto the top of a roof, but Bengoechea did not and was swept out to sea. It is presumed he did not survive; however, his remains have not been located.

Bengoechea's work has appeared in many magazines including Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE Decor, and Oprah. Some of his work can be viewed at a memorial website[1]. American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Harpers & Queen. ... The Oprah Winfrey Show is the longest-running daytime television talk show in the United States, and is hosted, produced and owned by Oprah Winfrey. ...