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Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado “It’s not the photographer who makes the picture, but the person being photographed.”
Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado
“It’s not the photographer who makes the picture, but the person being photographed.”
Born in Brazil on February 8th, 1944. Became interested in photography in 1970.
Biography
Attended the first part of secondary school in his hometown of Aimorés.
Moved to Vitoria to complete his secondary education in 1962.
Left for São Paulo where Sebastião received a Masters in economics.
Early Education
Sebastião traveled to Africa to document famine.
Early Photography
Africa
Africa
Moved to Paris to begin his life as a photographer in 1973.
Worked as freelancer. Joined Sygma photographic agency in 1974. Joined the Gamma photographic agency in
1975. Photographed Indians and peasants of Latin
America during 1977. Left Gamma and joined Magnum Photos in
1979. Salgado remained in Magnum Photos for the next 15 years.
Start of Career
Latin America
Sebastião Salgado worked on an 18-month project documenting the African famine.
He published two books during this time, Sahel:Man in Distress and Sahel el fin del camino (the end of the road).
Books
Les Cheminots (1989) An Uncertain Grace (1990) The Best Photos (1992) The Workers (1993) Photopoche (1993) Terra (1997) Photopoche Serra
Pelada (1999)
More Books
Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil
1986-1992 Sebastião travelled to 23 countries to photograph industrial life.
Industrial Manual Labor
43 countries on every continent to document the people moving to the city.
Migrations
Salgado photographed John Hinckley’s attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan.
World-Wide Prominence
W. Eugene Smith Award in 1982. Oskar Barnack Award in 1985. Named Photographic journalist of the Year
in 1986. Hasselblad Award in 1989. Featured in People magazine in 1993.
Awards, Medals, and Honors
Sebastião Salgado by Matt Gillen
"Sebastiao Salgado - Biography." UNICEF - UNICEF Home. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. <http://www.unicef.org/salgado/bio.htm>.
"Biography: Sebastião Salgado | Art and Design | Guardian.co.uk." Latest News, Sport and Comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2004/sep/11/sebastiaosalgado.photography2>.
"Sebastiao Salgado." Masters of Photography. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. <http://www.masters-of-photography.com/S/salgado/salgado_articles2.html>.
"Sebastião Salgado - Inspiration from Masters of Photography - 121Clicks.com." A Photography Blog - Inspirations, Tutorials, Tips , Interviews and Showcases. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. <http://121clicks.com/inspirations/sebastiao-salgado-inspiration-from-masters-of-photography>.
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