State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Brazil
• 1944
Biography
Born in 1944, Sebastião Salgado is a Brazilian photojournalist and social documentary photographer. Celebrated for his black-and-white photographs that capture pristine landscapes and indigenous communities, Salgado utilizes his art to encourage environmental preservation and the coexistence of humanity and nature.
Salgado originally worked as an economist, having received his PhD from the University of Paris. Following numerous trips to Africa, he became interested in photography, switching career paths in 1973.
Salgado's uncompromising photographs have earned him international recognition. He has received honors from Brazil, Monaco and France. In 2021, he was awarded the Praemium Imperiale by the Japanese Art Association.
In addition to his artistic pursuits, Salgado is an active environmental campaigner. He has successfully turned 17 000 acres of the Amazonian rainforest into a nature reserve. Salgado has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2001.
State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
Kuikuro warriors parade during Kuarup festival, Xingu Indigenous Territory (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
Kuikuro warriors parade during Kuarup festival, Xingu Indigenous Territory (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Kuikuro warriors parade during Kuarup festival, Xingu Indigenous Territory (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
Kuikuro warriors parade during Kuarup festival, Xingu Indigenous Territory (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
Sleeping Beauty Mountains - São Gabriel da Cachoeira (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
Sleeping Beauty Mountains - São Gabriel da Cachoeira (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
Sleeping Beauty Mountains - São Gabriel da Cachoeira (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Waterfall on the Erepecuru River. Zo’é Indigenous Territory, State of Pará, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
Sleeping Beauty Mountains - São Gabriel da Cachoeira (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
Waterfall on the Erepecuru River. Zo’é Indigenous Territory, State of Pará, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
Waterfall on the Erepecuru River. Zo’é Indigenous Territory, State of Pará, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Waterfall on the Erepecuru River. Zo’é Indigenous Territory, State of Pará, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
Young Hatiri bathes in a backwater of the Pretão stream, which the indigenous people call Jukihi. Suruwahá Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
Jauari Palm Trees, Jaú River, Jaú National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
Jauari Palm Trees, Jaú River, Jaú National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Jauari Palm Trees, Jaú River, Jaú National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
Jauari Palm Trees, Jaú River, Jaú National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
Yanomami Indians, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
Yanomami Indians, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Yanomami Indians, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
Near the Marubo Village of Maronal, Valley of Javari Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Near the Marubo Village of Maronal, Valley of Javari Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
Near the Marubo Village of Maronal, Valley of Javari Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
Four Zo’é Women, Zo’é Indigenous Territory, State of Pará, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 14 x 11 inch
$9,500
The Municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Cauaburi River, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
The Municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Cauaburi River, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S) (2)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
The Municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Cauaburi River, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
The Municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Cauaburi River, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
River Landscape, Estuary of the Jaú River, Jaú National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
River Landscape, Estuary of the Jaú River, Jaú National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
River Landscape, Estuary of the Jaú River, Jaú National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
River Landscape, Estuary of the Jaú River, Jaú National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
The Demini River, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Serra do Aracá Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
The Demini River, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Serra do Aracá Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
The Demini River, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Serra do Aracá Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
The Demini River, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Serra do Aracá Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
Near the Marubo Village of Maronal, Valley of Javari Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
Mount Roraima, State of Roraima, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 88.9 x 61 cm Photography - 35 x 24 inch
$18,500
Mount Roraima, State of Roraima, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm Photography - 24 x 20 inch
$11,000
Mount Roraima, State of Roraima, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch
$10,000
Mount Roraima, State of Roraima, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 14 x 11 inch
$9,500
Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Lower Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Lower Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Lower Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Lower Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Lower Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$18,500
Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Lower Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Lower Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
Anavilhanas Archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Lower Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
Fishing with Timbó, in the Jukihi Stream, Suruwahá Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
$13,000
Fishing with Timbó, in the Jukihi Stream, Suruwahá Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
$11,000
Fishing with Timbó, in the Jukihi Stream, Suruwahá Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
$10,000
Fishing with Timbó, in the Jukihi Stream, Suruwahá Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
$9,500
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