Salgado has won almost every major photography prize and … Saddam Hussein’s men had used a large number of explosives in order to destroy the oil wells, some of which were still burning when these photographs were taken, leaving clouds of smoke and a land saturated with oil. Vicky Goldberg, “The Heroism of Anonymous Men and Women”, The New York Times, Photography View, Sunday, June 13, 1993. Mev Puleo, “The Prophetic Art”. Gold - image 2 Sebastião Salgado. Gold - image 1 Sebastião Salgado. In 1991, Sebastião Salgado visited the Greater Burhan Oil Field in Kuwait, a month after the first Gulf war against Iraq was over. Brazil-born Sebastião Salgado is probably one the most well-known photojournalist working today. Gold - image 6 Sebastião Salgado. Sep 23, 2018 - Sebastião Salgado (born February 8, 1944) is a Brazilian social documentaryphotographer and photojournalist. Sebastião Salgado. Gold - image 7 Most of these have appeared in numerous press publications and books. Sebastião Salgado Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat clothes-washing center, Bombay (Mumbai), India, 1995 Gelatin silver print 24 x 35 inches 61 x 88.9 cm Sebastião Salgado is Brazilian-born phot... Category 1990s Contemporary Sebastião Salgado Photography He has been creating his spectacular works for almost four decades and has been awarded with many major photographic prizes. Ken Light, “Witness in Our Time: Working Lives of Documentary Photographers-Sebastiao Salgado”, p.108, Smithsonian Books, New York 2000. Whilst beautiful, his photographs are laden with political purpose exposing the social and environmental issues facing our planet.
Gold - image 4 Sebastião Salgado. Sebastião Salgado has a passion for global issues especially poverty.
Dec 6, 2017 - Explore jdrackun's board "Sebastiao Salgado Photography", followed by 282 people on Pinterest. Sebastiao Salgado, “Migrations”, p.6. Nov 9, 2015 - Explore apintux's board "Sebastião Salgado" on Pinterest. Gold - image 5 Sebastião Salgado. In his recognizably lustrous black and white style, acclaimed photojournalist Sebastião Salgado captures the silent, natural beauty of environments and communities around the world in their unindustrialized state. The building of the pyramids, the Tower of Babel, the mines of King Solomon. Not a single machine could be heard. Gold - image 3 Sebastião Salgado. See more ideas about Sebastiao salgado, Photographic projects, Documentary photographers. Salgado was born on February 8th, 1944 in Aimorés, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Depth of field: The photography of Sebastiao Salgado ... 32 journeys in extreme regions, he captured pristine natural environments in his trademark chiaroscuro, black-and-white style. Sebastião Salgado has been awarded virtually every major photographic prize in France, Germany, Holland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. He has traveled in over 100 countries for his photographic projects. Sebastião Salgado Serra Pelada opencast gold mine, Pará, Brazil, 1986 Gelatin silver print 35 x 24 inches Sebastião Salgado is Brazilian-born photographer based in Paris. Having studied economics, Salgado began his career as a professional photographer in 1973 in Paris, working with the photo agencies Sygma, Gamma, and Magnum Photos until 1994, when he and Lélia Wanick Salgado formed Amazonas images, an agency created exclusively for his work. Sebastião Salgado is one of the most celebrated photojournalists working today. See more ideas about Sebastiao salgado, Photographic projects, Documentary photographers. A former member of Magnum Photos and recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography, he has twice been named Photographer of the Year by the International Center of Photography. Touring exhibitions of this work have been presented throughout the world. All you could hear was the murmur of 50,000 people in a big hole…” – Sebastião Salgado For the first time in Germany, Galerie Bene Taschen presents a solo exhibition curated from Sebastião Salgado’s haunting… Salgado is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and an honorary member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences in USA.