Graduated in Economics, the photojournalist used cameras to document the sensitivity of life and argued that ‘photography can change the world’
The Brazilian photographer deceased, this Friday (23), at 81, documented the world throughout its career in photography. Graduated in economics before devoting himself to photography at the end of youth, Salgado stood out for his delicacy and primosity present in the construction of his images. From Rwanda to Guatemala, passing through Indonesia and Bangladesh, the Brazilian photographed hunger situations, wars, exodos and exploitation of work in the Third World, with an empathic and non -condescending look of “who comes from the same part of the world”, as he used to say.
Throughout his life, the photographer sought to touch people through his productions and argued that “we cannot just be spectators of destruction,” but “agents of change.” Thus, self -taught, which also had French nationality, leaves an iconic testimony of hundreds of photographs, published in both large newspapers and museums.
“Photography can change the world. It can move hearts and minds. I photograph the most human in us: struggle, suffering, but also resilience and hope. Light is the first element of photography, but emotion is what gives life to the image,” said Sebastião Salgado.
‘Gold – Serra Pelada Gold Mine’ by Sebastião Salgado
Indigenous Suruwah, and Amazons
Refugees in the field of Korem, Ethiopia, 1984
Genesis-A Franca-Austral Whale between Gulf San Jose and Gulf Nuevo, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina, 2004
Elephant at Kafue National Park, Zambia. 2010
Refugee Field Ruandians in Benako, Tanzania, 1994
Yanomami shaman in ritual during the climb to the fog peak, state of Amazonas, Brazil, 2014
Serra Pelada – Pará – Brazil, 1986
Coal Miners, Dhanbad, State of Bihar, India, 1989, MEP Collection, Paris
Marine elephant puppies in Saint Andrews Bay. Georgia do Sul, 2009.
