Chelsey Tatum 
Hannah Henderson 
Shawn Ogden 
Nil Santana 
Sara Beth Almquist 
Ashlee Justice Sebastiao Salgado
Brazilian, born 1944
After a somewhat itinerant childhood, Salgado initially trained as an economist, earning a master’s degree in economics from the University of São Paulo in Brazil. He began work as an economist for the International Coffee Organization, often traveling to Africa on missions for the World Bank, when he first started seriously taking photographs. He chose to abandon a career as an economist and switched to photography in 1973, working initially on news assignments before veering more towards documentary-type work. Salgado initially worked with the Paris based agency Gamma, but in 1979 he joined the international cooperative of photographers Magnum Photos. He left Magnum in 1994 and formed his own agency, Amazonas Images, in Paris to represent his work. He is particularly noted for his documentary photography of workers in less developed nations. Longtime gallery director Hal Gould considers Salgado to be the most important photographer of the early 21st century, and gave him his first show in the United States.
http://photography-now.net/sebastiao_salgado/portfolio1.html
Lee Anna McGee
8:19 pm, 09.26.11
I really love this photograph by Salgado as well as his other work. I think he always does a fantastic job of capturing the moment and the emotion involved with the shot. Looking at his work really moves and inspires me. I think everything about this particular composition is just moving. It as if his work speaks louder than words by capturing the stances and expressions of the people pictured. He has a really great talent of being able to take something that is chaotic or sad and making it beautiful. I think this is part of the definition of photography and he nails it.
Nil Santana
8:26 pm, 09.26.11
He is one of my favorite photographers. I have a few of his books that I keep in my office, ask me for “Workers.”
Here’s a link to more of his work: http://photography-now.net/sebastiao_salgado/portfolio1.html
Sara Beth Almquist
7:03 pm, 10.03.11
Sebastiao Salgado’s works are incredible. I’ve never looked into him before, but after clicking on the link provided, there’s no doubt about his talent. Each image invokes such great emotion in the viewer that it’s almost as if we are there beside him. The pictures of African people just make my heart hurt. He knows how to reach into the soul simply by taking a picture. I especially enjoyed the photograph of the child in the bucket. Through all of the pain and suffering in his typically strong and beautiful images, he still manages to take a simple picture of a child that makes me smile once again. I also love how he works with composition. No image is alike, even if the subject seems similar. The contrast is stunning. Overall, Salgado is an excellent photographer who uses his voice to help those in need.
Hannah Henderson
12:32 am, 11.14.11
I had never seen any of Salgado’s pictures before, but after looking at this one I am eager to explore more of his works. I love his style of photography, traveling street type of photography really fascinates me. This photo really captures the essence of what this type of photography is supposed to be like. I just have so many questions about what is going on in this picture, it makes me wish I were there exploring, which is important for street photography. I love this picture, I can’t get over how stunning it is!