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Brazilian, 1944 to 2025
Sebastião Salgado
studied
documentaryblack and whiteepiclong projects
“You photograph with all your ideology.”
The signature
Monumental, luminous black-and-white projects on labor, migration, and the planet.
What to study
Salgado, an economist turned photographer, built vast multi-year projects of overwhelming scale and beauty. Study his light, his commitment, and the way a long project deepens beyond any single image. Learn the discipline of years, not days.
Why for Matias
He is your model for the year-long project: proof that depth comes from time and commitment.
Iconic images
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Best books
Workers (1993)
Manual labor across the globe.
Genesis (2013)
An eight-year homage to the planet's untouched places.