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23 quotes by Sebastiao Salgado

Sebastião Salgado Salgado at the World Social Forum in 2003 Born Sebastião Salgado (1944-02-08) February 8, 1944 (age 71) Aimorés, Minas Gerais, Brazil Sebastião Salgado (born February 8, 1944) is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. He has traveled in over 100 countries for his photographic projects. Most of these have appeared in numerous press publications and books. Touring exhibitions of this work have been...
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So many times I've photographed stories that show the degradation of the planet. I had one idea to go and photograph the factories that were... →

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! discovered photography completely by chance. My wife is an architect; when we were young and living in Paris, she bought a camera to take pictures... →

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We live in a society where we never prepare people to be a community.

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Photography has become a small world with so many jealous people. You do a story and then a lot of people try to do the same thing.

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There are moments that you suffer a lot, moments you won't photograph. There are some people you like better than others. But you give, you... →

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We are animals, born from the land with the other species. Since we've been living in cities, we've become more and more stupid, not smarter.... →

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I work on stories rather than individual pictures.

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The light in Alaska in particular is so beautiful. So beautiful! Such incredible light.

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In the end, the only heritage we have is our planet, and I have decided to go to the most pristine places on the planet and photograph them in the... →

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I'm not a religious person. The language of photography is symbolic.

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I photographed with film for many years; now that I work in digital, the difference is enormous. The quality is unbelievable: I don't use flash... →

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I discovered that close to half the planet is 'pristine.' We live in towns such as London, Paris or Sao Paulo and have the impression that... →

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For me, art is such a wide concept - anything can be art.

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