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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Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the..., 2005

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Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the..., 2005

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Pologne

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Pologne", 1990, 1990

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Brasil

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Brasil", 1986, 1986

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Guatemala, 1978., 1978

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Guatemala, 1978., 1978

Sale Date: March 15, 2022

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Serra Pelada, Brazil, (from Workers), 1986

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Serra Pelada, Brazil, (from Workers), 1986

Sale Date: February 23, 2022

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Brasil (three communion girls), 1981

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Brasil (three communion girls), 1981

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine 1986, 1986

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine 1986, 1986

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA,...

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Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA,...

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Nenet nomads Siberia, Russia, 2011

Sebastião Salgado

Nenet nomads Siberia, Russia, 2011

Sale Date: November 24, 2021

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Bolivia, 1983

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Bolivia, 1983

Sale Date: November 30, 2021

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Mexico, 1980

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Mexico, 1980

Sale Date: November 30, 2021

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Brazil, 1986

Sebastião Salgado

Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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Brazil, 1983

Sebastião Salgado

Brazil, 1983

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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PHOTOBOOK] SALGADO, SEBASTIÃO. Two inscribed...

Sebastião Salgado

PHOTOBOOK] SALGADO, SEBASTIÃO. Two inscribed...

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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The first day of installation of the camp of , 1994

Sebastião Salgado

The first day of installation of the camp of , 1994

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Goldmine, Serra Pelada (figure eight),..., 1986

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Goldmine, Serra Pelada (figure eight),..., 1986

Sale Date: November 16, 2021

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Worker’s Feet, 1983

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Worker’s Feet, 1983

Sale Date: November 19, 2021

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Cactus Collectors, 1983

Sebastião Salgado

Cactus Collectors, 1983

Sale Date: November 19, 2021

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Mexico, 1990

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Mexico, 1990

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Chinstrap Penguins, South Sandwich Islands, 2009

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Chinstrap Penguins, South Sandwich Islands, 2009

Sale Date: October 4, 2021

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Boat People, Beach of Vung Tao, Vietnam, 1995

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Boat People, Beach of Vung Tao, Vietnam, 1995

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Serra Pelada Goldmine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada Goldmine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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