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[Firefighter, Oil Wells, Kuwait] by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

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[Firefighter, Oil Wells, Kuwait]

[Firefighter, Oil Wells, Kuwait]

[Firefighter, Oil Wells, Kuwait]

Sebastião Salgado

1991

Dimensions: 34.2900685801 Centimeters (Measurements) × 51.4351028702 Centimeters (Measurements) × 50.6413512827 Centimeters (Measurements) × 60.6426212852 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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On the plateau of the Kukenan Tepui, wind and water erosion has sculpted bizarre shapes from the ancient rocks. Amazonia. Venezuela.

On the plateau of the Kukenan Tepui, wind and water erosion has sculpted bizarre shapes from the ancient rocks. Amazonia. Venezuela.

Sebastião Salgado, 2006

Brasil

Brasil

Sebastião Salgado, 1983

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

Tijuana, Mexico

Tijuana, Mexico

Sebastião Salgado, 1997

Basaltic organ pipes on Mitsio Island. Madagascar.

Basaltic organ pipes on Mitsio Island. Madagascar.

Sebastião Salgado, 2010

Victoria Falls, viewed from Zimbabwe.

Victoria Falls, viewed from Zimbabwe.

Sebastião Salgado, 2008

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

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

Sebastião Salgado, 2007

Tanzania

Tanzania

Sebastião Salgado, 1994

Guatemala

Guatemala

Sebastião Salgado, 1978

A young Himba woman near the Katapati River in Marienfluss, Kaokoland. Namibia.

A young Himba woman near the Katapati River in Marienfluss, Kaokoland. Namibia.

Sebastião Salgado, 2005

On a Train to Northern Mexico

On a Train to Northern Mexico

Sebastião Salgado, 1998

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