Brazilian documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado dies aged 81

By Euronews with AP

Published on 23/05/2025 - 18:24 GMT+2

Brazilian photographer and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado, known for his award-winning images of quality and humanity, has died astatine property 81.

Instituto Terra, which was founded by him and his wife, confirmed nan accusation connected Friday but did not supply much specifications connected nan circumstances of Salgado's decease aliases wherever it took place.

"Sebastião was much than 1 of nan champion photographers of our time," Instituto Terra said successful a statement.

"His lense revealed nan world and its contradictions; his life, (brought) nan powerfulness of transformative action."

Salgado's life and activity were portrayed successful nan 2014 documentary movie "The Salt of nan Earth", co-directed by Wim Wenders and his son, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado.

Salgado lived successful Paris for galore years and started to afloat dedicate his clip to photography successful 1973, years aft his system degree.

His style is marked by black-and-white imagery, rich | tonality and emotionally-charged scenarios.

Impoverished communities were among his main interests.

Among his main useful are nan caller bid "Amazonia;" "Workers" which shows manual labour astir nan world; and "Exodus" which documents group successful transit, including refugees and slum residents.

Salgado and his wife, Lélia Wanick Salgado, founded Amazonas Images, an agency that exclusively handles his work.