Sebastião Salgado

He was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He was awarded the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant in 1982, Foreign Honorary Membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992; and the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) in 1993. He was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts at the Institut de France since April 2016.

Sebastião Salgado studied at University of Paris, University of São Paulo and Federal University of Espírito Santo. The recorded working language is French, English and Portuguese. The field of work recorded is natural environment, photography and black-and-white photography. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Positions recorded include UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Work by Sebastião Salgado is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Art and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Distinctions recorded are Hasselblad Award, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, Dr.

• Name — Sebastião Salgado • Birth Name — Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior • Born — 8 February 1944 • Birthplace — Aimorés, Minas Gerais, Brazil • Died — 23 May 2025 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Social documentary photographer • Spouse — Lélia Wanick Salgado • Children — 2, including Juliano Ribeiro • Website — https: institutoterra.org/

Sebastião Salgado was born on 8 February 1944, in Aimorés, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. After a somewhat itinerant childhood, Salgado trained as an economist, earning a BA degree from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES); a master's degree from the University of São Paulo, in 1968; and a PhD from the University of Paris, in 1971. He began work as an economist for the International Coffee Organization and often traveled to Africa on missions for the World Bank.

• Illustration — Reforestation of Fazenda Bulcão, or Bulcão Farm, by Instituto Terra Together, Lélia and Sebastião worked since the 1990s on the restoration of a part of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. In 1998, they succeeded in turning 17000 acre into a nature reserve and created the Instituto Terra. The institute is dedicated to a mission of reforestation, conservation and environmental education. Book publisher Taschen supports the institute to plant one tree for each book they sell.

Salgado was married to Lélia Wanick Salgado and had two children, including Juliano Ribeiro Salgado. On a 2010 trip to Indonesian New Guinea, Salgado contracted falciparum malaria, which permanently impaired his bone-marrow function. Salgado died in Paris on 23 May 2025, at the age of 81. His death was announced by Instituto Terra on the following day.

• The Salt of the Earth (2014). Documentary about and with Salgado, directed by Wim Wenders and Salgado's son Juliano Ribeiro Salgado.

• Illustration — View of Salgado's Genesis exhibition in 2014 • Genesis, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, 2013; Natural History Museum, London, 2013; Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, 2013–14; National Museum of Singapore, 2014; Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2014; Fotografiska Stockholm, 2014; Palazzo della Ragione, Milan, Italy, 2014; International Center of Photography, New York City, 2014–15; CaixaForum Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 2014–15; Sejong Center, Seoul, South Korea, 2014–15; Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015; CaixaForum Palma, Palma, Spain, 2015; Amerika Haus Berlin, Berlin, 2015; Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China, 2015; Kunstfoyer, Munich, Germany, 2015–16; Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, 2017; Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2017 • Déclaration, Musée de l'Homme, Paris, 2018–19 • Gold, Fotografiska Stockholm, 2019; Fotografiska Tallinn, 2020. • Amazônia, Philharmonie de Paris, 2021; Science Museum, London, 2021–22; Science and Industry Museum, Manchester, UK, 2022 MAXXI, Rome, 2021–22; Serviço Social do Comércio, Sao Paulo, 2022–23; Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro, 2021–22; California Science Center, Los Angeles, 2022, Teatro Fernán Gómez, Madrid, 2023–24. • In 2025, Fotografiska Shanghai presented Retrospective, the first major posthumous retrospective of Sebastião Salgado, bringing together works from across his career including Other Americas, Sahel, Workers, Migrations, and Genesis.

The authorities additionally record the headings Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado, Sebasuchan Sarugado, Sebastiao Salgado, Sebastio Salgado and Sebastiao Ribeiro Salgado. His recorded languages were French, English and Portuguese. His recorded confession was Christianity. He married Lélia Wanick Salgado. One child is recorded: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado.

Sebastião Salgado worked in natural environment, photography, black-and-white photography, documentary photography and photojournalism. Recorded position is UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Académie des beaux-arts. He worked at Paris.

Sebastião Salgado is recorded as having received Hasselblad Award, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts and Dr. Erich Salomon Prize. Within the Encyclopedia. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.

• 1982: W. Eugene Smith Grant from the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund • 1985: Oskar Barnack Award • 1989: Hasselblad Award, Hasselblad Foundation, Gothenburg, Sweden • 1992: Oskar Barnack Award • 1992: Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences • 1993: Centenary Medal from the Royal Photographic Society • 1993: Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) from the Royal Photographic Society • 1994: Grand Prix National French Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Culture (France) • 1998: Prince of Asturias Awards, Arts category • 1988: King of Spain International Journalism Award • 2003: International Award from the Photographic Society of Japan • 2007: M2-El Mundo People's Choice Award for best exhibition a PhotoEspaña, for Africa • 2019: Peace Prize of the German Book Trade • 2021: Crystal Award, World Economic Forum • 2021: Praemium Imperiale • 2024: Outstanding Contribution to Photography Sony World Photography Awards

• Brazil: Commander of the Order of Rio Branco (2004) • France: Knight of the Legion of Honour (2016) • France: Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2014) • Monaco: Knight of the Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco) (2018)