Of course, I won't be abandoning photography, because it is my life. Sebastiao Salgado abandonlifephotography Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, when I put aside my career as an economist. I looked at every book, went to every show, did my first stories, developed my first films. A fabulous time. Sebastiao Salgado bookcareerdevelop Change image and share on social
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 all the pristine areas are gone, but they are not. Sebastiao Salgado areaclosediscover Change image and share on social
! 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 of buildings. For the first time, I looked through a lens - and photography immediately started to invade my life. Sebastiao Salgado architectbuildingbuy share on social
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, and with digital I can even work in very bad light. Also, it's a relief not to lose photographs to x-ray machines in airports. Sebastiao Salgado airportbaddifference share on social
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 most honest way I know, with my point of view, and of course it is in black and white, because it is the only thing I know how to do. Sebastiao Salgado blackdecideend share on social
The problem is, we live in a society where all that interests us is power and money. So we don't have any interest in our children, and what we leave for our children is not important. Sebastiao Salgado childimportantinterest Change image and share on social
The light in Alaska in particular is so beautiful. So beautiful! Such incredible light. Sebastiao Salgado alaskabeautifulincredible Change image and share on social
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. What made us survive all these hundreds of thousands of years is our spirituality; the link to our land. Sebastiao Salgado animalbearcity share on social
I work on stories rather than individual pictures. Sebastiao Salgado individualpicturestory Change image and share on social
