Sebastião Salgado: Biography and Work: The Salt of the Earth, Awards and Gallery of Impact
Sebastião Salgado: Biography and Work: The Salt of the Earth, Awards and Gallery of Impact
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In 2014, alongside his son Juliano and German director Wim Wenders, Salgado directed the documentary The Salt of the Earth that portrays the life of the photographer. The work was nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary, which received numerous awards.
Sebastião Salgado's career, spanning over 50 years, has been marked by significant achievements and recognitions. Among the awards he has received, we can mention the World Press (Netherlands, 1985), the Oscar Barnack (Germany, 1985 and 1992), the Erna and Victor Hasselblad (Sweden, 1989), and the Photojournalism Award from the International Center of Photography (USA, 1990).
Salgado's impact on Brazilian visual culture parallels the influence of other major figures in the country's art history. Iberê Camargo
The couple Sebastião and Lélia have resided in Paris since their exile in 1969. His wife, a dedicated photographer, director of art, and curator of her husband's projects, is also a great companion.
“You don't photograph with your machine, you photograph with your entire culture.”
“France is very important to me. I spent more time here than in Brazil, which is my origin, my roots. The composition of these two nations made me who I am today.”
The theme of navigating multiple cultural identities is also central to the history of other prominent international creators. Manabu Mabe - Life and Work
GALLERY OF SOME WORKS
His black and white photographs present strong and impactful images, some of which are very sad, leading us to reflect on the injustices and inequalities existing in the world, at the same time, we observe the genius of this great photographer who is able to see and record what the world does not want to see.
"Coffee is the breadwinner for approximately 25 million people in 42 countries. And it was for these people, owners of small properties and workers on large plantations, that I dedicated my attention to photographing them in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. For these workers, coffee and life are inseparable things. And it has been this way for centuries, through generations. Coffee defines the seasons of the year, the rhythm of work, their income, their well-being" - Sebastião Salgado
"The portraits of Sebastião Salgado show us a multiple aspect of human suffering. They are brutally frank images of hunger and pain, and yet, they have respect and modesty. Nothing to do with the tourism of misery…"
