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Sebastião Salgado brings out the beauty of Amazon in his pictures

Monitoring Desk

Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado spent six years travelling around the Amazon region, capturing images of the forest, rivers and mountains for his latest book, Amazônia.

“For me, it is the last frontier, a mysterious universe of its own, where the immense power of nature can be felt as nowhere else on Earth,” he says.

Black and white photograph of clouds above forest
Cotingo River Falls, in the state of Roraima, 2018

“Here is a forest stretching to infinity that contains one tenth of all living plant and animal species, the world’s largest single natural laboratory.”

Black and white photograph of a cloud above mountains
Marauiá mountain range, state of Amazonas, 2018

A lifelong advocate for the Amazon’s indigenous people, Salgado documented the daily lives of a dozen of the tribes scattered throughout the rainforest – from hunting and fishing expeditions, to dances and rituals.

Black and white portrait of a girl with painted designs on her face
The painted designs on this girl’s face indicates that she is not yet engaged. Photographed in Kampa do Rio Amônea Indigenous Territory, state of Acre, 2016

Born in 1944, Salgado left a career in economics to start as a photographer in 1973.

He worked on international assignments for a variety of photography agencies before forming his own, Amazonas Images, with his wife, Lélia, in 1994.

Black and white photograph of a man making feather adornments
A man making feather adornments, photographed in Rio Gregório Indigenous Territory, state of Acre, 2016

Over the years, Salgado’s work has featured in numerous exhibitions and books, the latest of which brings together his Amazon photography.

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Rain falls over Serra do Divisor National Park, state of Acre, 2016

“My wish, with all my heart, with all my energy, with all the passion I possess, is that in 50 years’ time this book will not resemble a record of a lost world,” he says.

“Amazônia must live on.”

Black and white portrait of a young woman
A young woman paints her face in the mirror. Photographed in Kampa do Rio Amônea Indigenous Territory, state of Acre, 2016

Courtesy: BBC