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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Salgado, Portfolio #2, 1980–1983

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Salgado, Portfolio #2, 1980–1983

Sale Date: October 19, 2017

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Bushman, Botswana, 2008

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Bushman, Botswana, 2008

Sale Date: September 27, 2017

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View of the Nyiragongo Volcano in the..., 2004

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View of the Nyiragongo Volcano in the..., 2004

Sale Date: September 27, 2017

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Ubumbwe in Mist over the Forest of the..., 2004

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Ubumbwe in Mist over the Forest of the..., 2004

Sale Date: September 27, 2017

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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: September 27, 2017

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Genesis by Taschen

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Genesis by Taschen

Sale Date: September 19, 2017

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Espanha, 1988

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Espanha, 1988

Sale Date: October 11, 2017

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

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

Sale Date: October 10, 2017

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

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

Sale Date: October 3, 2017

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The first day of installation of the camp of , 1994

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The first day of installation of the camp of , 1994

Sale Date: October 3, 2017

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Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: October 3, 2017

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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: October 3, 2017

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Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the..., 2005

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Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the..., 2005

Sale Date: October 3, 2017

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

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

Sale Date: October 3, 2017

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Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the..., 2004

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Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the..., 2004

Sale Date: August 29, 2017

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Dinka Cattle Camp of the Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006

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Dinka Cattle Camp of the Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006

Sale Date: August 29, 2017

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Macaroni Penguins in Zavodovski Island, The..., 2009

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Macaroni Penguins in Zavodovski Island, The..., 2009

Sale Date: August 29, 2017

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Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010

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Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010

Sale Date: August 29, 2017

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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: August 29, 2017

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: August 29, 2017

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Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (from Workers), 1986

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Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (from Workers), 1986

Sale Date: July 19, 2017

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Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (from Workers), 1986

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Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (from Workers), 1986

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

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Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1996

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Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1996

Sale Date: June 22, 2017

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Îles Malouines, 2009

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Îles Malouines, 2009

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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