The Mission of Sebastiao Salgado

Photograph by Sebastiao Salgado

Sebastiao Salgado was born in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He moved around a lot himself in his life, living in places such as Sao Paulo and Europe. He studied to be an economists in his university career but that all changed when he took a trip and saw something that shocked him immensely. He refugees that were in need of help. He decided to use his camera to show the world what was happening to people all over the world. In six years Salgado traveled to 40 countries in five continents. The refugees consisted of poor people, people who were being repressed by another group, and people looking for a better life somewhere else. The plea of these migrant people has been silent for a long time. Salgado is now trying to do one thing. He is trying to show the public that this is a real issue and that these people need your help.

Works Cited

Salgado, Sebastiao. Photograph. Migrations: Humanity in Transition. Aperture Foundation. New York. 2000. 78

Salgado, Sebastiao. Introduction. Migrations: Humanity in Transition. Aperture Foundation. New York. 2000.