“In Genesis, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen.” —Sebastião Salgado
On a very fortuitous day in 1970, 26-year-old Sebastião Salgado held a camera for the first time. When he looked through the viewfinder, he experienced a revelation: suddenly life made sense. From that day onward—though it took years of hard work before he had the experi…

The photographers:
Sebastião Salgado began his career as a professional photographer in Paris in 1973 and subsequently worked with the photo agencies Sygma, Gamma, and Magnum Photos. In 1994 he and his wife Lélia created Amazonas Images, an agency that handles exclusively his work. Salgado’s photographic projects have been featured in many exhibitions as well as books, includin…

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JD315
B-R-E-A-T-H-T-A-K-I-N-G!
如果其他好书是五星的话，这本值得打十星
对自然摄影有很复杂的心情。不喜欢国家地理风审美，但对于自然摄影应该是什么样，目前没有特别清晰的想法，萨尔加多的这一本，算是回答的一种。土著照片的部分非常人类学研究视角，更心情复杂。保留一星，回头仔细想想是哪些地方不喜欢。（P.S. 这书太重太重太重了，好久好久没收过一只手拎不动的快递了）
可爱的人有可爱的角度，然后因为对象被破坏而恼羞成怒。但是反抗手段稚嫩又单纯。这个世界不会好，但是可爱的人不会少。