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Brazil by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

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Brazil

Sebastião Salgado

1980

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 7 in. (26.35 x 17.78 cm) (image) 11 15/16 x 9 in. (30.32 x 22.86 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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

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Sebastião Salgado, 1982

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

Men from several of New Guinea’s ethnic groups, cover and protect their genitals with the koteka, or penis gourd. West Papua. Indonesia.

Men from several of New Guinea’s ethnic groups, cover and protect their genitals with the koteka, or penis gourd. West Papua. Indonesia.

Sebastião Salgado, 2010

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

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

Three Communion Girls, Brazil

Three Communion Girls, Brazil

Sebastião Salgado, 1981

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Sebastião Salgado, 1995

Large sand dunes between Albrg and Tin Merzouga, Tadrart. South of Djanet, Algeria.

Large sand dunes between Albrg and Tin Merzouga, Tadrart. South of Djanet, Algeria.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009

The San people make a fire by twirling a stick against a piece of hardwood, held in place by a foot or hand. Botswana.

The San people make a fire by twirling a stick against a piece of hardwood, held in place by a foot or hand. Botswana.

Sebastião Salgado, 2008

When the weather is particularly hostile, the Nenets and their reindeer may spend several days in the same place. Ob River. Arctic Circle. Yamal Peninsula. Siberia. Russia.

When the weather is particularly hostile, the Nenets and their reindeer may spend several days in the same place. Ob River. Arctic Circle. Yamal Peninsula. Siberia. Russia.

Sebastião Salgado, 2011