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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Wild horses in Navajo territory, bordering..., 2010

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Wild horses in Navajo territory, bordering..., 2010

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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

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

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Chinstrap Penguins on an iceberg located..., 2009

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Chinstrap Penguins on an iceberg located..., 2009

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Herd of Buffalo, Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010

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Herd of Buffalo, Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Nenet Nomads (Migration of Camp) South Yamal , 2011

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Nenet Nomads (Migration of Camp) South Yamal , 2011

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Fishing in the Piulaga Laguna during the..., 2005

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Fishing in the Piulaga Laguna during the..., 2005

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Victoria Falls with Tree, Zimbabwe, 2008

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Victoria Falls with Tree, Zimbabwe, 2008

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Site of the now dried Lake Faguibine, Mali,..., 1985

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Site of the now dried Lake Faguibine, Mali,..., 1985

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Worker rolling cigar, Havana, Cuba, 1988, 1988

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Worker rolling cigar, Havana, Cuba, 1988, 1988

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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

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

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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GOLD MINERS OF SERRA PELADA, BRAZIL (FROM..., 1986

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GOLD MINERS OF SERRA PELADA, BRAZIL (FROM..., 1986

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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Sierra Pelada, 1986

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Sierra Pelada, 1986

Sale Date: September 30, 2020

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Blind woman, Mali, 1985

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Blind woman, Mali, 1985

Sale Date: September 30, 2020

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Workers on a sugar plant field, Cuba 1988, 1988

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Workers on a sugar plant field, Cuba 1988, 1988

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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Brasil, 1983

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Brasil, 1983

Sale Date: September 25, 2020

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

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

Sale Date: September 25, 2020

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Ethiopian Refugees, 1984

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Ethiopian Refugees, 1984

Sale Date: September 25, 2020

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Reflect in Water, 2005

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Reflect in Water, 2005

Sale Date: September 25, 2020

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A Leopard in the Barab River Valley,..., 2005

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A Leopard in the Barab River Valley,..., 2005

Sale Date: September 25, 2020

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《劳动者》及出版物, 1989

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《劳动者》及出版物, 1989

Sale Date: August 25, 2020

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: August 11, 2020

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Enfant Yanomami, 1998

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Enfant Yanomami, 1998

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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CHINSTRAP PENGUINS (PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICA),..., 2005

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CHINSTRAP PENGUINS (PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICA),..., 2005

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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CHURCHGATE STATION, INDIA, 1995

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CHURCHGATE STATION, INDIA, 1995

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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