Sebastião Salgado

(Brazilian, born 1944)

Sebastião Salgado is a Brazilian photojournalist whose black-and-white prints capture natural environments and the people who inhabit them. He uses his images as a means of promoting preservation, as is the focus of his project GENESIS (2004–2011). Salgado’s documentation of unblemished landscapes, wildlife, and indigenous communities demonstrate how urgently the need is to protect these subjects. “What I want is the world to remember the problems and the people I photograph,” he said of his work. “What I want is to create a discussion about what is happening around the world and to provoke some debate with these pictures.” Born on February 8, 1944 in Aimorés, Brazil, the artist trained as an economist before turning to photography in 1973. Having worked at agencies Sygma, Gamma, and the famed Magnum Photos, he and his wife, Lélia Wanick Salgado, formed their own agency, Amazonas in 1994. In 2007, the artist’s book Sebastião Salgado: Africa, a collection of 30 years of his work capturing the African continent and its people, was released to critical acclaim. A UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Salgado, currently lives and works in Paris, France.

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Bushmen, Botswana [Bird Man], Africa, 2008

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Bushmen, Botswana [Bird Man], Africa, 2008

Sundaram Tagore Gallery

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Mountain Zebra [they are confined to hilly..., 2005

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Mountain Zebra [they are confined to hilly..., 2005

Sundaram Tagore Gallery

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Children's Ward in the Korem Refugee Camp..., 1984

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Children's Ward in the Korem Refugee Camp..., 1984

Sundaram Tagore Gallery

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The Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986

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The Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986

Sundaram Tagore Gallery

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Sahara, Algeria [man praying], 2009

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Sahara, Algeria [man praying], 2009

Sundaram Tagore Gallery

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Genesi, Antarctica, 2005

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Genesi, Antarctica, 2005

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Untitled, Bombay, India (Chruchgate Station), 1995

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Untitled, Bombay, India (Chruchgate Station), 1995

Fahey/Klein Gallery

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Bombay Church Gate

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Bombay Church Gate

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Brasil, 1983

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Brasil, 1983

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006

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Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006

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Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus),..., 2004

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Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus),..., 2004

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line,..., 1995

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Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line,..., 1995

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Serra Pelada Goldmine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada Goldmine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Ethiopian Refugees, 1984

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Ethiopian Refugees, 1984

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica) on , 2009

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Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica) on , 2009

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Équateur (Ecuador), 1982

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Équateur (Ecuador), 1982

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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México, Série

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México, Série "Autres Amériques"..., 1980–1990

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line,..., 1995

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Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line,..., 1995

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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Fireball, Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait,..., 1991

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Fireball, Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait,..., 1991

Sale Date: April 3, 2024

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Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait, 1991, 1991

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Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait, 1991, 1991

Sale Date: April 3, 2024

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Goldminers, Sierra Palada, Brazil, 1986, 1986

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Goldminers, Sierra Palada, Brazil, 1986, 1986

Sale Date: April 3, 2024

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The Bible lecture, San Lucas de los..., 1982

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The Bible lecture, San Lucas de los..., 1982

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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Antartica, from the series Genesis, 2005

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Antartica, from the series Genesis, 2005

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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