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Coal Workers, India by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

Coal Workers, India

Coal Workers, India

Sebastião Salgado

1989

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 21 9/16 in. (36.2 x 54.77 cm) (image) 19 1/16 x 23 1/4 in. (48.42 x 59.06 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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This view of the Grey Glacier from John Gardner Pass reveals the erosion of rocks caused by the constant movement of the glacier. Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Chile.

This view of the Grey Glacier from John Gardner Pass reveals the erosion of rocks caused by the constant movement of the glacier. Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Chile.

Sebastião Salgado, 2007

Tuna Fishing, Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Tuna Fishing, Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Sebastião Salgado, 1991

The eastern part of the Brooks Range, which rises to over 9,800 feet. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska. USA.

The eastern part of the Brooks Range, which rises to over 9,800 feet. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska. USA.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009

Yali men spend most of their time hunting in the forest where they also collect insects, fruit and vegetables. West Papua. Indonesia.

Yali men spend most of their time hunting in the forest where they also collect insects, fruit and vegetables. West Papua. Indonesia.

Sebastião Salgado, 2010

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

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

Sebastião Salgado, 2007

Scarification is carried out with sharp stones, knives, or razor blades. Ash is rubbed into the wound, promoting scar-tissue growth. Surma village of Regia, Omo National Park, near Maji. Ethiopia.

Scarification is carried out with sharp stones, knives, or razor blades. Ash is rubbed into the wound, promoting scar-tissue growth. Surma village of Regia, Omo National Park, near Maji. Ethiopia.

Sebastião Salgado, 2007

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

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 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

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

Approximately 1,500 miles long, the Juruá River is one of the Amazon’s longest tributaries. Amazonia. Brazil.

Approximately 1,500 miles long, the Juruá River is one of the Amazon’s longest tributaries. Amazonia. Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2009

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