Photojournalist, professor and researcher Nambi Wanderley writes about photography as a means of building the identity of people from Luanda. He says the subject lies within his comfort zone and he intends to explore it in depth. The article suggests that the approach could become part of an essay for his forthcoming doctoral dissertation in Social Sciences, specializing in Social Communication. He acknowledges the difficulties inherent in investigating this theme. The piece is presented as part of a current edition of his work.