Documented Destruction of Earth's natural resources, and bringing the doom and demise of mankind.......through the photography of Sabadio Salgado.........
Sebastião Salgado is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist...........
He has traveled in over 120 countries for his photographic projects. Most of these have appeared in numerous press publications and books. Touring exhibitions of this work have been presented throughout the world.
In September and October 2007, Salgado displayed his photographs of coffee workers from India, Guatemala, Ethiopia and Brazil at the Brazilian Embassy in London. The aim of the project was to raise public awareness of the origins of the popular drink.
Together, Lélia and Sebastião, have worked since the 1990s on the restoration of a small part of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. In 1998, they succeeded in turning this land into a nature reserve and created the Instituto Terra. The Instituto is dedicated to a mission of reforestation, conservation and environmental education.
Genesis is the third long-term series on global issues by world-renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado (born Brazil, 1944), following Workers (1993) and Migrations (2000). The result of an eight-year worldwide survey, the exhibition draws together more than 200 spectacular black and white photographs of wildlife, landscapes, seascapes, and indigenous peoples—raising public awareness about the pressing issues of environment and climate change. The International Center of Photography (ICP) is proud to be the first venue in the U.S. to present the momentous exhibition Genesis, which is curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado.
“Genesis is a quest for the world as it was, as it was formed, as it evolved, as it existed for millennia before modern life accelerated and began distancing us from the very essence of our being,” said Lélia Wanick Salgado. “It is testimony that our planet still harbors vast and remote regions where nature reigns in silent and pristine majesty.”
Sabadio Salgado, is perhaps the most well-traveled person I know of in my research. Throughout his years of a very long and fruitful career, he has been able to document, the devastation, harm, social injustice, violence, exploitation of resources and humans...............from every corner of the Earth. He and his wife now live in Paris, but they are still very active in bringing and raising awareness, through their exhibits, books, documentary movies and videos, and have been able to create a few pockets of sanctuaries and conservations throughout the world. But it's NOT enough..........WE need a lot more people like Salgado, to prevent the CORPORATIONS and the ELITES from DESTROYING the planet, and in turn devastating ALL life forms, as well as costing MANY of lives worldwide..........