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 Read Quote
So many times I’ve photographed stories that show the degradation of the planet. I had one idea to go and photograph the factories that were polluting, and to see all the deposits of garbage. But, in the end, I thought the only way to give us an incentive, to bring hope, is to show the pictures of the pristine planet – to see the innocence. Sebastiao Salgado Read Quote
The light in Alaska in particular is so beautiful. So beautiful! Such incredible light. Sebastiao Salgado Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Photography has become a small world with so many jealous people. You do a story and then a lot of people try to do the same thing. Sebastiao Salgado Read Quote
I am a former economist. I never went to photography school to learn photography. Sebastiao Salgado Read Quote
The language that photography has is a formal language. Any photographer is doing something formal. If it’s formal, then it must be an aesthetic way to communicate. Sebastiao Salgado Read Quote
There are moments that you suffer a lot, moments you won’t photograph. There are some people you like better than others. But you give, you receive, you cherish, you are there. When you are really there, you know when you see the picture later what you are seeing. Sebastiao Salgado Read Quote
