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"Genesis", Sebastião Salgado (1944-2025)

Genesis

Sebastião Salgado (1944-2025)

Undisturbed ecosystems and ancestral communities through images of terrain, wildlife, and human life with relevance to cultural heritage and ecological protection.

With contributions from: Vukašin Danilović (project nomination); Polya Dimitrova (image research). Suggest an Edit

Genesis

Sebastião Salgado (1944-2025)

Undisturbed ecosystems and ancestral communities through images of terrain, wildlife, and human life with relevance to cultural heritage and ecological protection.

With contributions from: Vukašin Danilović (project nomination); Polya Dimitrova (image research). Suggest an Edit

Albatros Colony. Willis Archipelago, South Atlantic, 2009

Chinstrap Penguins, South Sandwich Islands, 2009

Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005

Marine Iguana, Rabida Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, 2004

National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska. USA, 2009

Colony of Chinstrap and Macaroni Penguins with Mount Michael an Active Volcano Behind, Saunders Island, South Sandwich Isl...

Zo’e Towari Ypy village, State of Para, Brazil, 2009

St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, 2009

Nenets Nomads Camp, Siberia, Russia, 2011

Southern Right Whale, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina, 2004

Rio Negro, Anavilhanas National Park, state of Amazonas, Brazil, 2009

The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, 2009

Books

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Genesis

TASCHEN, 2022

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Genesis

TASCHEN, 2013

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Africa

TASCHEN, 2010

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Children

TASCHEN, 2016

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Africa

TASCHEN, 2007

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Amazônia

TASCHEN, 2021

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Sebastião Salgado

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Amazônia

TASCHEN, 2022

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Sebastião Salgado

Actes Sud, 2025

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Coal Mining, Dhanbad, Bihar, India, 1989

Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age

Sebastião Salgado (1944-2025)

Labor in global industries and local economies, as documentation of manual work disappearing with technological progress and economic restructuring.

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