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

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

Sale Date: April 27, 2016

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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: May 19, 2016

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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: May 19, 2016

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Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica) on , 2009

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Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica) on , 2009

Sale Date: May 19, 2016

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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: May 19, 2016

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REFUGEES AT THE KOREM CAMP, ETHIOPIA, 1984

Sebastião Salgado

REFUGEES AT THE KOREM CAMP, ETHIOPIA, 1984

Sale Date: May 19, 2016

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DINKA CATTLE OF KEI, SOUTHERN SUDAN, 2006

Sebastião Salgado

DINKA CATTLE OF KEI, SOUTHERN SUDAN, 2006

Sale Date: May 19, 2016

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THE OUTSKIRTS OF GUATEMALA CITY, 1978

Sebastião Salgado

THE OUTSKIRTS OF GUATEMALA CITY, 1978

Sale Date: May 19, 2016

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Kuwait Series, Greater Burhan Oil Field..., 1991

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Kuwait Series, Greater Burhan Oil Field..., 1991

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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Kuwait Series, Greater Burhan Oil Field..., 1991

Sebastião Salgado

Kuwait Series, Greater Burhan Oil Field..., 1991

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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Cast of Thousands, 1986

Sebastião Salgado

Cast of Thousands, 1986

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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Migrants, 1999

Sebastião Salgado

Migrants, 1999

Sale Date: April 19, 2016

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Sebastião Salgado (Brazilian, b. 1944). Workers:

Sebastião Salgado

Sebastião Salgado (Brazilian, b. 1944). Workers:

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Iceberg Between the Paulet Islands and the..., 2005

Sebastião Salgado

Iceberg Between the Paulet Islands and the..., 2005

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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

Sebastião Salgado

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

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Arctic , 2009

Sebastião Salgado

The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Arctic , 2009

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

Auction Closed

Sahara, South of Djanet, Algeria, 2009

Sebastião Salgado

Sahara, South of Djanet, Algeria, 2009

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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Children's Ward in the Korem Refugee Camp,..., 1984

Sebastião Salgado

Children's Ward in the Korem Refugee Camp,..., 1984

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sebastião Salgado

Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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Wood Delivery Men, Eastern Sierra Madre,..., 1980

Sebastião Salgado

Wood Delivery Men, Eastern Sierra Madre,..., 1980

Sale Date: February 21, 2016

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Antarctica, 2005

Sebastião Salgado

Antarctica, 2005

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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Churchgate Station, 1995

Sebastião Salgado

Churchgate Station, 1995

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Ecuador, 1982

Sebastião Salgado

Ecuador, 1982

Sale Date: November 13, 2015

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Sudan, 1985

Sebastião Salgado

Sudan, 1985

Sale Date: November 21, 2015

Auction Closed

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