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Tanzania by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

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Tanzania

Tanzania

Sebastião Salgado

2003

Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 20 in. (33.66 x 50.8 cm) (sight) 22 x 28 1/4 in. (55.88 x 71.76 cm) (outer frame)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Yacare caimans (Caiman yacare) in the Pantanal, one of the world’s largest wetlands, covering a vast area of western Brazil and spilling into Paraguay and Bolivia. Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Yacare caimans (Caiman yacare) in the Pantanal, one of the world’s largest wetlands, covering a vast area of western Brazil and spilling into Paraguay and Bolivia. Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

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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

Three Communion Girls, Brazil

Three Communion Girls, Brazil

Sebastião Salgado, 1981

Church Gate Station, Bombay, India, 1995

Church Gate Station, Bombay, India, 1995

Sebastião Salgado, 1995

The arara vermelha, or red and green macaw (Ara chloropterus) paint the sky over the Pantanal. Buraco das Araras Park. Mato Grosso do Sul. Brazil.

The arara vermelha, or red and green macaw (Ara chloropterus) paint the sky over the Pantanal. Buraco das Araras Park. Mato Grosso do Sul. Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado, 2011

The Roraima Tepui, which straddles the borders of southeastern Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. Tepui is a Pemon Indian word for mountain. Amazonia. Venezuela.

The Roraima Tepui, which straddles the borders of southeastern Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. Tepui is a Pemon Indian word for mountain. Amazonia. Venezuela.

Sebastião Salgado, 2006

The Akanan River. Mirroring the forest and the Auyantepui in the background, its water is black because of organic tannins released during decomposition. Venezuela.

The Akanan River. Mirroring the forest and the Auyantepui in the background, its water is black because of organic tannins released during decomposition. Venezuela.

Sebastião Salgado, 2006

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

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

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.

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Performer of the singsing festival of Mount Hagen. Western Highlands Province. Papua New Guinea.

Performer of the singsing festival of Mount Hagen. Western Highlands Province. Papua New Guinea.

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