Sebastião Salgado
Renowned Photographer | Documenting Human & Environmental Crises
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Sebastião Salgado is a world-renowned documentary photographer whose powerful images have captured the human condition and environmental challenges across the globe. As a National Geographic contributor and winner of numerous awards, including the Hasselblad Award, Salgado's work has been featured in iconic publications and exhibited worldwide.
Through his poignant visual storytelling, he sheds light on marginalized communities, climate change, and humanity's evolving relationship with nature. Salgado's keynotes inspire audiences to see the world anew and consider their role in creating a more just and sustainable future.
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The silent drama of photography
Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay. Here, he tells a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking images from his latest work, Genesis, which documents the world's forgotten people and places.
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