Background
Born in Bergamo, in Italy, son of a Lutheran priest, Stahl disembarked in Recife on December 31, 1853, on board the ship Thames, of the Royal Mail.
Born in Bergamo, in Italy, son of a Lutheran priest, Stahl disembarked in Recife on December 31, 1853, on board the ship Thames, of the Royal Mail.
He operated in Pernambuco until 1861, moving to Rio de Janeiro and receiving from the emperor Doctorate. Pedro II the title of Photographo da Casa Imperial (Photographer of the Imperial House), on April 21, 1862. A landscaper photographer, Stahl demonstrated interest for the tropical nature. He also documented the construction of the second Brazilian railway and the visit of Dom Pedro II to Recife, in 1858.
He participated in various expositions of photographies in the 1860s.
Stahl is known also for portraiting the everyday life of the Black slave. Augusto Stahl Photographic Collection.