Sebastião Salgado

Brazilian, 1944 - 2025

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Sebastião Salgado, When the weather is particularly hostile, the Nenets and their reindeer may spend several days in the same place. Ob River. Arctic Circle. Yamal Peninsula. Siberia. Russia., 2011, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.35

When the weather is particularly hostile, the Nenets and their reindeer may spend several days in the same place. Ob River. Arctic Circle. Yamal Peninsula. Siberia. Russia.

Sebastião Salgado · 2011 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.35

Sebastião Salgado, A jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest cat of the Americas. Encontro das Águas National Park. Pantanal. Mato Grosso. Brazil., 2011, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.13

A jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest cat of the Americas. Encontro das Águas National Park. Pantanal. Mato Grosso. Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado · 2011 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.13

Sebastião Salgado, Yacare caimans (Caiman yacare) in the Pantanal, one of the world’s largest wetlands, covering a vast area of western Brazil and spilling into Paraguay and Bolivia. Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil., 2011, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.14

Yacare caimans (Caiman yacare) in the Pantanal, one of the world’s largest wetlands, covering a vast area of western Brazil and spilling into Paraguay and Bolivia. Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado · 2011 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.14

Sebastião Salgado, The biguatinga, or anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), is a large aquatic bird. Here it has just caught a lambari (Astyanax bimaculatus). Cuiabá River in northern Pantanal. Mato Grosso, Brazil., 2011, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.46

The biguatinga, or anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), is a large aquatic bird. Here it has just caught a lambari (Astyanax bimaculatus). Cuiabá River in northern Pantanal. Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado · 2011 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.46

Sebastião Salgado, The arara vermelha, or red and green macaw (Ara chloropterus) paint the sky over the Pantanal. Buraco das Araras Park. Mato Grosso do Sul. Brazil., 2011, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.32

The arara vermelha, or red and green macaw (Ara chloropterus) paint the sky over the Pantanal. Buraco das Araras Park. Mato Grosso do Sul. Brazil.

Sebastião Salgado · 2011 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.32

Sebastião Salgado, The Pachypodium plant (Pachypodium lamerei) as shown here, in its homeland can grow up to 85 feet in height. Tsingy of Bemaraha National Park. Madagascar., 2010, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.25

The Pachypodium plant (Pachypodium lamerei) as shown here, in its homeland can grow up to 85 feet in height. Tsingy of Bemaraha National Park. Madagascar.

Sebastião Salgado · 2010 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.25

Sebastião Salgado, At dawn, the water in lakes and small rivers, still warm from the previous day’s sun,vaporizes and condenses to form strange and beautiful fog banks. Kafue National Park, Zambia., 2010, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.36

At dawn, the water in lakes and small rivers, still warm from the previous day’s sun,vaporizes and condenses to form strange and beautiful fog banks. Kafue National Park, Zambia.

Sebastião Salgado · 2010 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.36

Sebastião Salgado, Yali men spend most of their time hunting in the forest where they also collect insects, fruit and vegetables. West Papua. Indonesia., 2010, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.26

Yali men spend most of their time hunting in the forest where they also collect insects, fruit and vegetables. West Papua. Indonesia.

Sebastião Salgado · 2010 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.26

Sebastião Salgado, The Grand Canyon viewed from National Forest, Arizona. The big mesa visible on the far side of the canyon is in Navajo territory. This photograph was taken during a localized snowstorm. USA., 2010, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.44

The Grand Canyon viewed from National Forest, Arizona. The big mesa visible on the far side of the canyon is in Navajo territory. This photograph was taken during a localized snowstorm. USA.

Sebastião Salgado · 2010 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.44

Sebastião Salgado, Men from several of New Guinea’s ethnic groups, cover and protect their genitals with the koteka, or penis gourd. West Papua. Indonesia., 2010, platinum print, Gift of Marsha Garces Williams, 2025.101.2.37

Men from several of New Guinea’s ethnic groups, cover and protect their genitals with the koteka, or penis gourd. West Papua. Indonesia.

Sebastião Salgado · 2010 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2025.101.2.37