What did Sebastiao Salgado do?
Sebastião Salgado, in full Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado, (born February 8, 1944, Aimorés, Brazil), Brazilian photojournalist whose work powerfully expresses the suffering of the homeless and downtrodden. He became a freelance photojournalist in 1973.
What language does Sebastiao Salgado speak?
Portuguese
Salgado, speaking in Portuguese, said in a telephone interview from his studio in Paris last month. “That’s not my only preoccupation. Today I think of the other species too, of the ants, the termites, the whales, they are as important as my own.
Who influenced Sebastiao Salgado?
Key influences are Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa. Salgado’s full catalogue of images is available to purchase as signed silver gelatin photographs.
What techniques did Sebastiao Salgado use?
Sebastião Salgado has worked with a wide range of equipment for his complex projects. During his film days, he used Leica SLRs and rangefinders, as well as Pentax medium format. Much of his more famous earlier work was shot with a Leica R6.
What techniques does Sebastiao Salgado use?
For the Genesis project Sebastião Salgado used medium format cameras but since 2008 he has been using Canon’s EOS-1Ds Mark III, adapted so he sees a 645 frame. He says he is astonished by the quality of the image files he is able to produce and that ‘going digital’ has not led to him taking more pictures.
When did Sebastiao Salgado start photography?
Sebastião Salgado began photographing in the early 1970s. In 1979 he joined Magnum, the prestigious agency. Leaving Magnum in 1994, Salgado set up the photo agency, Amazonas Images, in partnership with his wife, Lélia Wanick, to promote his photography.
What camera did Salgado use?
Leica SLRs
Gear: Sebastião Salgado has worked with a wide range of equipment for his complex projects. During his film days, he used Leica SLRs and rangefinders, as well as Pentax medium format. Much of his more famous earlier work was shot with a Leica R6.
