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Себастио Сальгадо – наиболее признанный современный фотожурналист.
Его репутация основывается на десятках впечатляющих черно-белых снимков
обездоленных и страдающих людей, которые были сделаны в местах, в которые
большинство не осмелится попасть. Хотя Сальгадо фотографировал в Южной
Америке и по всему земному шару, большая часть его работ связана с Африкой,
где он снял за 30 лет более 40 репортажей. Что бы ни снимал Сальгадо,
лагеря беженцев или величественные пейзажи, он всегда точно знает как
ухватить самую суть момента, чтобы все кто смотрит на его фотографии,
непроизвольно оказывались вовлечены в него.
Empathy and ecstasy
An homage to Africa's people and wildlife
Sebastiao Salgado is one the most respected photojournalists working
today, his reputation forged by decades of dedication and powerful black-and-white
images of dispossessed and distressed people taken in places where most
wouldn’t dare to go. Although he has photographed throughout South America
and around the globe, his work most heavily concentrates on Africa, where
he has shot more than 40 reportage works over a period of 30 years. From
the Dinka tribes in Sudan and the Himba in Namibia to gorillas and volcanoes
in the lakes region to displaced peoples throughout the continent, Salgado
shows us all facets of African life today. Whether he’s documenting refugees
or vast landscapes, Salgado knows exactly how to grab the essence of a
moment so that when one sees his images one is involuntarily drawn into
them. His images artfully teach us the disastrous effects of war, poverty,
disease, and hostile climatic conditions.
This book brings together Salgado’s photos of Africa in three parts.
The first concentrates on the southern part of the continent (Mozambique,
Malawi, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia), the second on the Great
Lakes region (Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya), and the
third on the Sub-Saharan region (Burkina Faso, Mali, Sudan, Somalia, Chad,
Mauritania, Senegal, Ethiopia). Texts are provided by renowned Mozambique
novelist Mia Couto, who describes how today’s Africa reflects the effects
of colonization as well as the consequences of economic, social, and environmental
crises.
This stunning book is not only a sweeping document of Africa but
an homage to the continent’s history, people, and natural phenomena.
*Salgado's Africa was awarded the M2-El Mundo People's Choice Award for
best exhibition at PhotoEspana 2007!*
About the editor:
Lelia Deluiz Wanick Salgado, born in Vitoria, Brazil, studied Architecture
and Urban Planning in Paris. Her interest in photography started in the
early 1970s and she moved on to conceiving and designing photography books
and organizing exhibitions, among which were numerous books and exhibitions
by Sebastiao Salgado. In 1994, Lelia Wanick Salgado and Sebastiao Salgado
created Amazonas Images, a press agency in Paris handling only Salgado’s
work. Lelia is the director of the agency.
About the photographer:
Sebastiao Salgado was born in Aimores, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
A former economist, Salgado began his career in Paris as a professional
photographer in 1973 and subsequently worked with the photo agencies Sygma,
Gamma, and Magnum Photos. In 1994, Lelia Wanick Salgado and Sebastiao
Salgado created Amazonas images, an agency that handles exclusively his
work. Salgado travels throughout the world for his photographic projects
which have been featured in numerous international periodicals as well
as books, including Other Americas (1986), Sahel: l’homme en detresse
(1986), Workers (1993), Terra (1997), Migrations (2000), and The Children
(2000). Exhibitions of these bodies of work tour internationally. Salgado
has been awarded numerous major photographic prizes in recognition of
his accomplishments and is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Together Lelia
and Sebastiao have been working since 1991 on the restoration of a small
part of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, in the Rio Doce Valley, where
they created Instituto Terra, a natural reserve and environmental educational
center. Salgado’s current photographic project is Genesis, a series of
black-and-white photographs of landscapes, wildlife, and human communities
around the globe that represents a search for nature in its original state.
About the author:
Translated in more than 20 languages, Mia Couto is Mozambique’s most celebrated
author. His first novel, Sleepwalking Land, was chosen by an international
jury as one of twelve best African books published in the 20th century.
He lives in Maputo (Mozambique) and works as an ecologist.
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