Overview

• Sebastião Salgado, celebrated for his evocative black-and-white photography capturing human suffering and environmental degradation, died on May 23, 2025, at age 81 in Paris.
• His death resulted from leukemia, a complication of malaria he contracted in 2010 while working on his 'Genesis' project in Indonesia.
• Salgado co-founded Instituto Terra with his wife, Lélia Wanick Salgado, transforming degraded land into a thriving reforested area with over three million trees planted.
• His monumental works, including 'Amazonia,' 'Workers,' and 'Exodus,' chronicled global poverty, migration, and environmental devastation with profound empathy and artistry.
• Tributes from global leaders, including Brazil's President Lula da Silva and France's President Emmanuel Macron, honor his legacy as a transformative figure in art and environmental activism.