1. “It’s not the photographer who makes the
picture, but the person being photographed.”

2.  Born in Brazil on February 8th, 1944.
 Became interested in photography in 1970.

3.  Attended the first part of secondary school in
his hometown of Aimorés.
 Moved to Vitoria to complete his secondary
education in 1962.
 Left for São Paulo where Sebastião received a
Masters in economics.

4.  Sebastião traveled to Africa to document
famine.

7.  Moved to Paris to begin his life as a
photographer in 1973.
 Worked as freelancer.
 Joined Sygma photographic agency in 1974.
 Joined the Gamma photographic agency in
1975.
 Photographed Indians and peasants of Latin
America during 1977.
 Left Gamma and joined Magnum Photos in
1979. Salgado remained in Magnum Photos
for the next 15 years.

9.  Sebastião Salgado worked on an 18-month
project documenting the African famine.
 He published two books during this time,
Sahel:Man in Distress and Sahel el fin del
camino (the end of the road).

10.  Les Cheminots (1989)
 An Uncertain Grace (1990)
 The Best Photos (1992)
 The Workers (1993)
 Photopoche (1993)
 Terra (1997)
 Photopoche Serra
Pelada (1999)

15.  1986-1992 Sebastião travelled to 23
countries to photograph industrial life.

18.  43 countries on every continent to document
the people moving to the city.

20.  Salgado photographed John Hinckley’s
attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan.

21.  W. Eugene Smith Award in 1982.
 Oskar Barnack Award in 1985.
 Named Photographic journalist of the Year in
1986.
 Hasselblad Award in 1989.
 Featured in People magazine in 1993.

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<http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2004/sep/11/
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Photography - 121Clicks.com." A Photography Blog -
Inspirations, Tutorials, Tips , Interviews and Showcases.
Web. 13 Jan. 2012.
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inspiration-from-masters-of-photography>.