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.

Sebastião Salgado Artworks

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

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

Sale Date: September 27, 2018

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Dinka man at the cattle camp of Kei, ..., 2006

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Dinka man at the cattle camp of Kei, ..., 2006

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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Boys fleeing from southern Sudan to avoid..., 2003

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Boys fleeing from southern Sudan to avoid..., 2003

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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This used to be the large Lake Faguibine. It , 1985

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This used to be the large Lake Faguibine. It , 1985

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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Women Carrying Pipes, Rajasthan Canal Works, , 1989

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Women Carrying Pipes, Rajasthan Canal Works, , 1989

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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Bushmen, Botswana (holding bird), Africa, 2008

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Bushmen, Botswana (holding bird), Africa, 2008

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)..., 2004

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Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)..., 2004

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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Victoria Falls with Tree, Zimbabwe, 2008

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Victoria Falls with Tree, Zimbabwe, 2008

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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WITHOUT DAYLIGHT, OIL WELLS, KUWAIT, 1991

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WITHOUT DAYLIGHT, OIL WELLS, KUWAIT, 1991

Sale Date: October 3, 2018

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FALLEN WORKER, GREATER BURHAN OIL FIELD,..., 1991

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FALLEN WORKER, GREATER BURHAN OIL FIELD,..., 1991

Sale Date: October 3, 2018

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FIREBALL, GREATER BURHAN OIL FIELD, KUWAIT, 1991

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FIREBALL, GREATER BURHAN OIL FIELD, KUWAIT, 1991

Sale Date: October 3, 2018

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Dispensary, Tchad 1985, 1985

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Dispensary, Tchad 1985, 1985

Sale Date: October 2, 2018

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Refugees in the Korem Camp, Ethiopia, 1984, 1984

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Refugees in the Korem Camp, Ethiopia, 1984, 1984

Sale Date: October 2, 2018

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Ethiopia, 1984, 1984

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Ethiopia, 1984, 1984

Sale Date: October 2, 2018

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Brasil (Serra Pelada goldmine), 1986

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Brasil (Serra Pelada goldmine), 1986

Sale Date: October 2, 2018

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La Doma

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La Doma

Sale Date: July 17, 2018

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la Doma

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la Doma

Sale Date: July 17, 2018

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Ethiopian Famine (4), 1985

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Ethiopian Famine (4), 1985

Sale Date: July 22, 2018

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Figure Eight, Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986

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Figure Eight, Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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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: June 1, 2018

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Brasil, 1986

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Brasil, 1986

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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CHURCHGATE STATION, WESTERN RAILROAD LINE',..., 1995

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CHURCHGATE STATION, WESTERN RAILROAD LINE',..., 1995

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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KAFUE NATIONAL PARK, ZAMBIA', 2010, 2010

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KAFUE NATIONAL PARK, ZAMBIA', 2010, 2010

Sale Date: May 17, 2018

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TWO (2) PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ETHIOPIAN FAMINE, 1984

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TWO (2) PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ETHIOPIAN FAMINE, 1984

Sale Date: May 20, 2018

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