Aracá State Park, El Dorado Falls and Desabamento Falls, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 88.9 x 61 cm Photography - 35 x 24 inch
€17,157
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.
Aracá State Park, El Dorado Falls and Desabamento Falls, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm Photography - 24 x 20 inch
€17,157
Aracá State Park, El Dorado Falls and Desabamento Falls, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch
€9,274
Aracá State Park, El Dorado Falls and Desabamento Falls, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 14 x 11 inch
€8,810
The Imeri Mountains, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
€17,157
The Imeri Mountains, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
€10,202
The Imeri Mountains, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
€9,274
The Imeri Mountains, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
€8,810
Aerial View of the Jutaí River, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
€17,157
Aerial View of the Jutaí River, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
€10,202
Aerial View of the Jutaí River, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
€9,274
Aerial View of the Jutaí River, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
€8,810
Anavilhanas National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 88.9 x 61 cm Photography - 35 x 24 inch
€17,157
Anavilhanas National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm Photography - 24 x 20 inch
€10,202
Anavilhanas National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch
€9,274
Anavilhanas National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 14 x 11 inch
€8,810
Clouds Cover the Peaks, Revealing Why These are Called the Neblina Mountains, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
€17,157
Clouds Cover the Peaks, Revealing Why These are Called the Neblina Mountains, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
€10,202
Clouds Cover the Peaks, Revealing Why These are Called the Neblina Mountains, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
€9,274
Clouds Cover the Peaks, Revealing Why These are Called the Neblina Mountains, Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
€8,810
Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Roraima, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 cm Photography - 24 x 35 inch
€17,157
Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Roraima, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm Photography - 20 x 24 inch
€10,202
Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Roraima, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch
€9,274
Yanomami Indigenous Territory, State of Roraima, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 cm Photography - 11 x 14 inch
€8,810
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada. Pará, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 35 x 1 inch
€17,157
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada. Pará, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 1 inch
€12,056
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada. Pará, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 1 inch
€10,202
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada. Pará, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 1 inch
€8,810
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 88.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography - 35 x 24 x 1 inch
€17,157
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
€12,056
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 1 inch
€10,202
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 1 inch
€8,810
Anavilhanas National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 35 x 1 inch
€17,157
Anavilhanas National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 1 inch
€10,202
Anavilhanas National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 1 inch
€9,274
Anavilhanas National Park, State of Amazonas, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 1 inch
€8,810
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada. Pará, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 35 x 1 inch
€20,403
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada. Pará, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 1 inch
€12,056
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada. Pará, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 1 inch
€10,202
Gold Mine of Serra Pelada. Pará, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 1 inch
€8,810
Serra do Divisor National Park, State of Acre, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 61 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 35 x 1 inch
€17,157
Serra do Divisor National Park, State of Acre, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 1 inch
€10,202
Serra do Divisor National Park, State of Acre, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 1 inch
€9,274
Serra do Divisor National Park, State of Acre, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 1 inch
€8,810
Zo’é Women Group, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 59.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€20,403
Zo’é Women Group, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€12,056
Zo’é Women Group, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.1 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 15.8 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€10,202
Zo’é Women Group, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 30 x 40.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.8 x 1 inch
€8,810
Waura Fishing, Upper Xingu, Brazil (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 59.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€20,403
Waura Fishing, Upper Xingu, Brazil (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€12,056
Waura Fishing, Upper Xingu, Brazil (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.1 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 15.8 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€10,202
Waura Fishing, Upper Xingu, Brazil (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 30 x 40.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.8 x 1 inch
€8,810
Bighorn Creek, Canada (XL)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 59.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€20,403
Bighorn Creek, Canada (L)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 50 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€12,056
Bighorn Creek, Canada (M)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 40.1 x 50 x 2.5 cm Photography - 15.8 x 19.7 x 1 inch
€10,202
Bighorn Creek, Canada (S)
Sebastião Salgado
Photography - 30 x 40.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.8 x 1 inch
€8,810
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