Sebastião Salgado, the acclaimed Brazilian documentary photographer known for his profound black-and-white images capturing the human condition and environmental landscapes, passed away on May 23, 2025, at the age of 81. His death was confirmed by Instituto Terra, the environmental organization he co-founded with his wife, Lélia Wanick Salgado. Salgado succumbed to leukemia, a condition linked to malaria he contracted in 2010 during his “Genesis” project . Born in Aimorés, Brazil, in 1944, Salgado initially pursued a career in economics before transitioning to photography in the 1970s. Over five decades,…
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