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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WORKERS STRUGGLE TO REMOVE BOLTS, OIL WELLS, , 1991

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WORKERS STRUGGLE TO REMOVE BOLTS, OIL WELLS, , 1991

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Antarctica (Iceberg,

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Antarctica (Iceberg, "The Castle"), 2009

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Women Carrying Pipes, Rajasthan Canal Works, , 1989

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Women Carrying Pipes, Rajasthan Canal Works, , 1989

Sale Date: April 6, 2019

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Feet, Brasil, 1983

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Feet, Brasil, 1983

Sale Date: April 6, 2019

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Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of..., 1986

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Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of..., 1986

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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

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

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Mountain Zebras, Hoanib River Valley,..., 2005

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Mountain Zebras, Hoanib River Valley,..., 2005

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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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 4, 2019

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The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Arctic , 2009

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The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Arctic , 2009

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010, 2010

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Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010, 2010

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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South of Djanet, Algeria, January and..., 2009

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South of Djanet, Algeria, January and..., 2009

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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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: February 28, 2019

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Refugees at the Korem Camp, Ethiopia, 1984

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Refugees at the Korem Camp, Ethiopia, 1984

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Genesis by Taschen

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Genesis by Taschen

Sale Date: January 20, 2019

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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Raw Wool, Kazakhstan (from Migrations:..., 1991

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Raw Wool, Kazakhstan (from Migrations:..., 1991

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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CHURCH GATE STATION, WESTERN RAILROAD LINE,..., 1995

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CHURCH GATE STATION, WESTERN RAILROAD LINE,..., 1995

Sale Date: November 29, 2018

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Southern Right Whale, Patagonia, Argentina, 2004

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Southern Right Whale, Patagonia, Argentina, 2004

Sale Date: November 30, 2018

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Serra Pelada, 1986

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Serra Pelada, 1986

Sale Date: November 11, 2018

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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: November 1, 2018

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Kafue National Park, Zambia (two lions), 2010

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Kafue National Park, Zambia (two lions), 2010

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Tigray, Ethiopia (mother and child), 1985

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Tigray, Ethiopia (mother and child), 1985

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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SERRA PELADA, GOLD MINE, BRAZIL (portfolio..., 1986

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SERRA PELADA, GOLD MINE, BRAZIL (portfolio..., 1986

Sale Date: October 17, 2018

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