Sebastião Salgado
author · photographer
Sebastião Salgado is a renowned Brazilian documentary photographer and photojournalist. Originally trained as an economist, he began his professional photography career in Paris in 1973, working with agencies such as Sygma, Gamma, and Magnum Photos. He is known for his 'militant photography,' which focuses on the human condition, documenting global issues including famine, forced migration, and manual labor. His work often features large-scale, evocative black-and-white imagery that captures the dignity of marginalized populations. In 1994, he co-founded Amazonas Images with his wife, Lélia Wanick Salgado, to manage his photographic projects and exhibitions worldwide.[1,2,3,4]
- human condition
- manual labor
- famine
- migration
- social documentary
Books
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An Uncertain Grace€27.00 -
An Uncertain Grace€109.00
Works by Sebastião Salgado
- 1993 Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age First published in 1993; includes introductory text and extended captions by Salgado.
- 1986 Sahel. L’Homme en détresse
- 1986 Other Americas
- 1997 Terra
- 2000 Migrations
- 2000 The Children
- 2007 Africa
- 2013 Genesis
- 2015 The Scent of a Dream
- 2016 Kuwait. A Desert on Fire
- 2019 Gold
- 2021 Amazônia
Exhibitions
- 1994 Workers, An Archaeology of the Industrial Age: Photographs by Sebastiao Salgado
Awards
- 2019 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
- 2022 Infinity Award in Lifetime Achievement