Sebastiao Salgado

Sabastiao Salgado was born in Brazil in 1971. He took his first serious pictures while on holiday with his wife and was later asked to work with Magnum Photographers. Magnum photographers is a company of documentary photgraphers; they are not allowed to edit a picture in any way once it is taken. He always spent at least a year living with his subjects. He traveled mostly in South America and also in Africa. All of his Photographs are portrait- type with a story behind each one. He was interested in Photo Essays and capturing the lives of obscure people. He is also very interested in religion and many of his pictures feature religious symbols or painting, often comparing normal people to angels or Jesus by using photographs that mirror images described in the bible. He Has now started his own company similar to Magnum and works diligintly to educate people about world suffering and has set up many charities to help the people he has photographed. He has won many awards for all of his work both in charity and photography. His most recent project has been working with Unicef, WHO (World Health Organization), and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to help find a cure for polio in developing countries, especially among children. For more in formation on Salgado's work, life and photography go to http://www.unicef.org/salgado/

Indian Miners (1989)
Proud miners in India working for $1.30 a day--Salgado spent a year in India with workers and with gypsies.


Fleeing Refugee (1985)
Mother and child flee to Sudan, on the lookout for Ethiopian planes. - Salgado Spent about two years traveling with Ethiopian refugees as they fled to Sudan.

Hiding Refugees (1985)
A large group of refugees fleeing to Sudan hide from Ethiopian planes in the early morning.



"I shoot globally and I want to show globally...”
—Sebastião Salgado