Biography
Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (born February 8, 1944) is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist.He has traveled in over 120 countries for his photographic projects. Most of these have appeared in numerous press publications and books. Touring exhibitions of his work have been presented throughout the world.
Salgado is 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 has been a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts at the Institut de France since April 2016.
Filmography
all 12
Movies 11
self 10
Director 2
TV Shows 1
Planeta Amazônia (2022)
Portraits (2021)
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1944-02-08 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceAimorés, Mina Gerais, Brazil
ReligionCristiano
SpouseLélia Wanick Salgado
ChildrenJuliano Ribeiro Salgado
CitizenshipsBrazil, France
AwardsPraemium Imperiale, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Dr. Erich Salomon Prize, Crystal Award, Knight of the Order of Cultural Merit, Commander of the Order of Rio Branco, Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography, Cherry Kearton Medal and Award, Lucie Award, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Ordem do Mérito Cultural, Premios Internacionales de Periodismo Rey de España, Oskar Barnack Award, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, Hasselblad Award
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