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Sebastião Salgado, Visionary Photographer and Environmentalist, Dies at 81

The Brazilian photojournalist, renowned for his black-and-white imagery and environmental advocacy, succumbed to leukemia linked to malaria complications.

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People are seen at Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado's exhibition Amazonia, about deforestation and climate change, at SESC Pompeia in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 14, 2022.
Brazilian documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado at a preview of his exhibit Amazônia at the California Science Center on October 19, 2022, in Los Angeles.

Overview

  • Sebastião Salgado passed away on May 23, 2025, at age 81, with his death confirmed by Instituto Terra, the nonprofit he co-founded with his wife, Lélia Wanick Salgado.
  • Salgado's leukemia was attributed to complications from malaria contracted in 2010 during his Genesis project in Indonesia.
  • Over five decades, he produced iconic photographic series such as 'Workers,' 'Exodus,' and 'Amazonia,' documenting human struggles and natural beauty.
  • He co-founded Instituto Terra, which has planted over three million trees to restore Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, and Amazonas Images to manage his photographic archive.
  • Brazilian President Lula and other global figures have paid tribute, with plans underway to preserve and exhibit Salgado's extensive archive of over 500,000 images.