He studied History and Law at Catholic University in Chile, and has dedicated his life to mining exploration and mining industry. He initiated his professional photography in weddings and children portraits pre-school during his University Studies, were he took several photo courses. After that, Amunategui has spent over 25 years in the mining field in which he used his geological and environmental knowledge to take landscapes and specialised mining photos for his clients. This allowed him to travel all over Chile and the South Cone, exploring for new mining projects and advising exploitation mining companies, acquiring therefore a vast mining photography database. Today he is specialised in Mining Photography, making promotional and prospecting photography books, fliers and brochures of different mining projects for his clients.