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Rwanda by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

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Rwanda

Sebastião Salgado

1995–2009

Dimensions: 34.4488188976 Centimeters (Measurements) × 51.4351028702 Centimeters (Measurements) × 49.6888493777 Centimeters (Measurements) × 60.4838709677 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Tijuana, Mexico

Tijuana, Mexico

Sebastião Salgado, 1997

The Erg Ubari is a vast expanse of sand dunes. It has no fresh water, but it contains a number of salt lakes concentrated in an area known as the “Ramla d’El Daouda,” meaning the Dune of the Worm-Eaters. Libya.

The Erg Ubari is a vast expanse of sand dunes. It has no fresh water, but it contains a number of salt lakes concentrated in an area known as the “Ramla d’El Daouda,” meaning the Dune of the Worm-Eaters. Libya.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009

The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) has two separate blow holes. As a result, a cloud of vapor in a distinctive V-shape appears when these whales surface. Valdés Peninsula. Argentina.

The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) has two separate blow holes. As a result, a cloud of vapor in a distinctive V-shape appears when these whales surface. Valdés Peninsula. Argentina.

Sebastião Salgado, 2004

In the Dinka village of Ger, a symbolic representation of horns is carved on the inside wall of a traditional home. Southern Sudan.

In the Dinka village of Ger, a symbolic representation of horns is carved on the inside wall of a traditional home. Southern Sudan.

Sebastião Salgado, 2006

A San hunter holding a korhaan (Eupodotis melanogaster). This bird is captured using its eggs as bait and a snare made of twigs. Botswana.

A San hunter holding a korhaan (Eupodotis melanogaster). This bird is captured using its eggs as bait and a snare made of twigs. Botswana.

Sebastião Salgado, 2008

Group portrait of all the Kamayura shamans. Upper Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Group portrait of all the Kamayura shamans. Upper Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2006

A leopard (Panthera pardus) in the Barab River Valley, Damaraland. Namibia.

A leopard (Panthera pardus) in the Barab River Valley, Damaraland. Namibia.

Sebastião Salgado, 2005

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). It is the only type of iguana in the world able to live in salty waters. Galápagos. Ecuador.

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). It is the only type of iguana in the world able to live in salty waters. Galápagos. Ecuador.

Sebastião Salgado, 2004

Plains zebra (Equus quagga). Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Plains zebra (Equus quagga). Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Sebastião Salgado, 2007

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

Sebastião Salgado, 1986

U.S. - Mexico Border, desert of San Ysidro, California

U.S. - Mexico Border, desert of San Ysidro, California

Sebastião Salgado, 1997

The Serra Curicuriari, with the Rio Negro in the background, lies south of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in the north of Brazil’s Amazon region. Amazonia. Brazil.

The Serra Curicuriari, with the Rio Negro in the background, lies south of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in the north of Brazil’s Amazon region. Amazonia. Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009