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Ecuador

Sebastião Salgado

1982

Dimensions: 29.6 Centimeters (Measurements) × 44.4500889002 Centimeters (Measurements) × 40 Centimeters (Measurements) × 50.5 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Object Record Structure: Whole

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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

Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India

Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India

Sebastião Salgado, 1995

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

Kamen Volcano (foreground) and Kluchevskoy Volcano (background). Kamchatka’s two highest peaks. Kamchatka. Russia.

Kamen Volcano (foreground) and Kluchevskoy Volcano (background). Kamchatka’s two highest peaks. Kamchatka. Russia.

Sebastião Salgado, 2006

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

On King George Island, there is a large concentration of elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). As adults, these animals, weighing four to five tons, are the largest seals in the world. Antarctic Peninsula.

On King George Island, there is a large concentration of elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). As adults, these animals, weighing four to five tons, are the largest seals in the world. Antarctic Peninsula.

Sebastião Salgado, 2005

Two Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) on an iceberg close to Foyn Harbour on Enterprise Island, in Errera Canal. Antarctic Peninsula.

Two Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) on an iceberg close to Foyn Harbour on Enterprise Island, in Errera Canal. Antarctic Peninsula.

Sebastião Salgado, 2005

A jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest cat of the Americas. Encontro das Águas National Park. Pantanal. Mato Grosso. Brazil.

A jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest cat of the Americas. Encontro das Águas National Park. Pantanal. Mato Grosso. Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2011

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

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

Fiery lava flows out of the crater through an underground break. Volcanic eruption of Mount Nyamulagira in May 2004. Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fiery lava flows out of the crater through an underground break. Volcanic eruption of Mount Nyamulagira in May 2004. Democratic Republic of Congo.

Sebastião Salgado, 2004