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São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil

Sebastião Salgado

1996–2008

Dimensions: 34.7663195326 Centimeters (Measurements) × 51.7526035052 Centimeters (Measurements) × 50.6413512827 Centimeters (Measurements) × 60.9601219202 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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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

Tuna Fishing, Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Tuna Fishing, Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Sebastião Salgado, 1991

Metro Manila, the Philippines

Metro Manila, the Philippines

Sebastião Salgado, 1999

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

The confluence of the Colorado and the Little Colorado from the Navajo territory. The Grand Canyon National Park begins after this junction. Utah. USA.

The confluence of the Colorado and the Little Colorado from the Navajo territory. The Grand Canyon National Park begins after this junction. Utah. USA.

Sebastião Salgado, 2010

Guatemala

Guatemala

Sebastião Salgado, 1978

The Anavilhanas, the name given to around 350 forested islands in Brazil’s Rio Negro, form the world’s largest inland archipelago. Amazonia. Brazil.

The Anavilhanas, the name given to around 350 forested islands in Brazil’s Rio Negro, form the world’s largest inland archipelago. Amazonia. Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009

The biguatinga, or anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), is a large aquatic bird. Here it has just caught a lambari (Astyanax bimaculatus). Cuiabá River in northern Pantanal. Mato Grosso, Brazil.

The biguatinga, or anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), is a large aquatic bird. Here it has just caught a lambari (Astyanax bimaculatus). Cuiabá River in northern Pantanal. Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2011

Bombay, India

Bombay, India

Sebastião Salgado, 1995

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

Typically, the women in the Zo’é village of Towari Ypy use the red fruit of the urucum (Bixa orellana) to color their bodies. It is also used in cooking. Pará, Brazil.

Typically, the women in the Zo’é village of Towari Ypy use the red fruit of the urucum (Bixa orellana) to color their bodies. It is also used in cooking. Pará, Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

Sebastião Salgado, 1986