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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Chinstrap Penguins (Psygoscelis Antarctica), , 2005

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Chinstrap Penguins (Psygoscelis Antarctica), , 2005

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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The Refugee Camp of Korem, Ethiopia, 1984

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The Refugee Camp of Korem, Ethiopia, 1984

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Rwanda, 1995

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Rwanda, 1995

Sale Date: April 29, 2021

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'Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil', 1986

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'Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil', 1986

Sale Date: April 21, 2021

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Angola, Civil War, 1975

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Angola, Civil War, 1975

Sale Date: April 14, 2021

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Trapani, Sicily, Italy, 1991

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Trapani, Sicily, Italy, 1991

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica),..., 2005

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Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica),..., 2005

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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Bushman, Botswana (holding bird), Africa, 2008

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Bushman, Botswana (holding bird), Africa, 2008

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Bushmen, Botswana [tribal group], Africa, 2008

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Bushmen, Botswana [tribal group], Africa, 2008

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Dinka Group at Pagarau Cattle Camp, Southern , 2006

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Dinka Group at Pagarau Cattle Camp, Southern , 2006

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: March 25, 2021

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Senza titolo, 1970

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Senza titolo, 1970

Sale Date: March 17, 2021

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Africa War, 1970

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Africa War, 1970

Sale Date: March 17, 2021

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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: March 4, 2021

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South sandwich islands, 2009

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South sandwich islands, 2009

Sale Date: March 5, 2021

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: February 18, 2021

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Ecuador, 1982

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Ecuador, 1982

Sale Date: February 9, 2021

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Mexico City, 1980

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Mexico City, 1980

Sale Date: February 9, 2021

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Mexico City, 1980

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Mexico City, 1980

Sale Date: February 9, 2021

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Guatemala, 1978

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Guatemala, 1978

Sale Date: February 9, 2021

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France, 1990

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France, 1990

Sale Date: February 9, 2021

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Cuba, 1988

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Cuba, 1988

Sale Date: February 9, 2021

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Brasil, 1986

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Brasil, 1986

Sale Date: February 9, 2021

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