Sebastião Salgado: GENESIS
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3836538725 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Great, Important, Beautiful This is a large book, a great book, an important book, a beautiful book. Its avowed purpose is to instill a love of our planet through the medium of magnificent black and white photographs of the world's untamed places, animals, and people, as they were or. Unimaginably beautiful art, utterly defiled by the publisher. Make no mistake - the book quality is good, and the images are nothing short of amazing. Sebastiao Salgado is one of the finest living photographers, and his work is enough to prompt other photographers to feel both inspired and deeply envious. However, th. "I love Salgado--the photos in this book are gorgeous" according to xoxo. I love Salgado--the photos in this book are gorgeous!!!But they are split by centerfold ! Highly disappointing….This is a HUGE book, the photos could have easily been on just one page-I wish I read the other reviews complaining about the same thing
And it was my privilege to listen. "In Genesis, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. (Sebastiao Salgado)"
“We must preserve what exists.” The GENESIS project, along with the Salgados’ Instituto Terra, are dedicated to showing the beauty of our planet, reversing the damage done to it, and preserving it for the future.Over 30 trips—travelled by foot, light aircraft, seagoing vessels, canoes, and even balloons, through extreme heat and cold and in sometimes dangerous conditions—Salgado created a collection of images showing us nature, animals, and indigenous peoples in breathtaking beauty. Having dedicated so much time, energy, and passion to the making of this work, Salgado likens GENESIS to “my love letter to the planet.”Whereas the limited Collector’s Edition is conceived like a large-format portfolio that meanders across the planet, this unlimited book presents a selection of photographs a
. In the 1980s she began conceiving and designing the majority of Sebastião Salgado’s photography books and all the exhibitions of his work, including Genesis. Her interest in photography started in 1970. Lélia Wanick Salgado has been the director of as Images since 1994. Salgado’s photographic projects have been featured in many exhib