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Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (born February 8, 1944) is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. He has traveled in over 120 countries for his photographic projects. Most of these have appeared in numerous press publications and books.
Born in Aimorés, Brazil, Sebastião Salgado trained as an economist before becoming a photographer in the early 1970s. He earned an MA in economics from São Paulo University in 1968 and a PhD in economics from the University of Paris in 1971.
Sebastião Salgado (born February 8, 1944, Aimorés, Brazil) is a Brazilian photojournalist whose work powerfully expresses the suffering of the homeless and downtrodden. Salgado was the only son of a cattle rancher who wanted him to become a lawyer.
Oct 10, 2023 · Sebastião Salgado is one of the most well-respected social documentary photographers of the 21st century, whose career in photojournalism exposes the world in striking and crisp monochrome moments that emphasize the socio-economic conditions of many people.
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).
Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay.
May 21, 2021 · Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado spent six years travelling around the Amazon region, capturing images of the forest, rivers and mountains for his latest book, Amazônia.
Mar 4, 2001 · Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (born February 8, 1944) is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. He has traveled in over 120 countries for his photographic projects. Most of these have appeared in numerous press publications and books.
Nov 2, 2022 · Sebastião Salgado flew with the Brazilian military to create images of inaccessible areas of rainforest and the life it contains. "Amazonia is paradise," the 78-year-old photographer says.
Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (born February 8, 1944) is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. He has traveled in over 120 countries for his photographic projects. Most of these have appeared in numerous press publications and books.
