Archive · 24 May 2025
Photographer Sebastião Salgado Dies at 81
Sebastião Salgado, a Brazilian photographer, has died at age 81.
He was famous for his black-and-white photos that showed the beauty of nature and the struggles of people around the world.
His work captured famines, wars, and the lives of Indigenous communities in the Amazon.
Salgado also created the Instituto Terra with his wife, replanting trees to restore a forest.
His work gave visibility to human and environmental emergencies.
He won awards and was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
He documented the Amazon rainforest over seven years.
Sebastião Salgado, renowned photographer, has died at 81.
He was known for black-and-white photos of nature and humanity.
Salgado documented events across 130 countries.
He co-founded Instituto Terra with his wife.
Salgado's final project, Amaznia, focused on the Amazon.
- Who
- Sebastião Salgado, a Brazilian documentary photographer.
- What
- Sebastião Salgado died.
- When
- Died at age 81 in 2025
- Where
- Not Specified
- Why
- Details on cause of death not provided.
- Name
- Sebastião Salgado
- Age
- 81
- Nationality
- Brazilian
- Known For
- Award-winning images of nature and humanity
- Founded
- Instituto Terra
- Final Major Project
- Amazonia
- Other Notable Role
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
