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Photo: 📷 Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil
Biography of Sebastião Salgado
8. Feb 1944 – 23. May 2025(81 years)Died in:Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France
Brazilian photographer
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Awards(9)
Hasselblad AwardPrincess of Asturias Award for the ArtsDr. Erich Salomon PrizeCherry Kearton Medal and AwardOskar Barnack AwardAlfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine PhotographyPremios Internacionales de Periodismo Rey de EspañaLucie AwardOrder of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
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Lélia Wanick Salgado
Sebastião Salgado (* 8. February 1944 in Aimorés; † 23. May 2025 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a brazilian photographer. He was 81 years old. He was married to Lélia Wanick Salgado. His education included University of Paris, University of São Paulo and Federal University of Espírito Santo. His faith was Christianity. He received 9 awards, including Hasselblad Award, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. His cause of death was leukemia.
Life Events
12 Events1944
Born in Aimorés, Minas Gerais
1967
Married Lélia Wanick Salgado
until 2025
1984
Oskar Barnack Award
1988
Dr. Erich Salomon Prize
1989
Hasselblad Award
1991
Oskar Barnack Award
1998
Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
1998
Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography
1998
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
2004
Lucie Award
2015
Cherry Kearton Medal and Award
2025