"A Different Light" is the first in-depth study of the work of
Sebastiao Salgado, widely considered the greatest documentary
photographer of our time. For more than three decades, Salgado has
produced thematic photo-essays depicting the massive human
displacement brought about by industrialization and conflict. These
projects usually take years to complete and include pictures from
dozens of countries. Parvati Nair offers detailed analyses of
Salgado's best-known photo-essays, including "Workers" (1993) and
"Migrations" (2000), as well as Genesis, which he began in 2004.
With "Genesis," Salgado has turned his lens from human turmoil to
those parts of the planet not yet ravaged by modernity.
Interpreting the photographer's oeuvre, Nair engages broad
questions about aesthetics, history, ethics, and politics in
documentary photography. At the same time, she draws on
conversations with Salgado and his wife and partner, Lelia Wanick
Salgado, to explain the significance of the photographer's life
history, including his roots in Brazil and his training as an
economist; his perspectives; and his artistic method. Underpinning
all of Salgado's major projects is a concern with displacement,
exploitation, and destruction--of people, communities, and land.
Salgado's images exalt reality, compelling viewers to look and,
according to Nair, to envision the world otherwise.
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