Sebastião Salgado. Amazônia
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Summary
Sebastião Salgado traveled the Brazilian Amazon and photographed the unparalleled beauty of this extraordinary region for six years: the forest， the rivers， the mountains， the people who live there―an irreplaceable treasure of humanity。
In the book’s foreword Salgado writes: “For me， it is the last frontier， a mysterious universe of its own， where the immense power of nature can be felt as nowhere else on earth。 Here is a forest stretching to infinity that contains one-tenth of all living plant and animal species， the world’s largest single natural laboratory。”
Salgado visited a dozen indigenous tribes that exist in small communities scattered across the largest tropical rainforest in the world。 He documented the daily life of the Yanomami， the Asháninka， the Yawanawá， the Suruwahá， the Zo’é， the Kuikuro， the Waurá， the Kamayurá， the Korubo， the Marubo， the Awá， and the Macuxi―their warm family bonds， their hunting and fishing， the manner in which they prepare and share meals， their marvelous talent for painting their faces and bodies， the significance of their shamans， and their dances and rituals。
Sebastião Salgado has dedicated this book to the indigenous peoples of Brazil’s Amazon region: “My wish， with all my heart， with all my energy， with all the passion I possess， is that in 50 years’ time this book will not resemble a record of a lost world。 Amazônia must live on。”INSTITUTO TERRA
Founded in 1998 at Aimorés in the state of Minas Gerais， Instituto Terra is the culmination of Lélia Wanick Salgado and Sebastião Salgado’s lifelong activism and work as cultural documentarians。 Through a scientific program of planting and raising saplings， the organization has performed a miraculous reforestation of the once infertile region and furthered the Salgados’ mission of reversing the damage done to our planet。 TASCHEN is proud to reach carbon zero status through our continued partnership。
Also available in a Collector's Edition and four Art Editions， each with a signed silver gelatin print， all with a book stand designed by Renzo Piano。
In the book’s foreword Salgado writes: “For me， it is the last frontier， a mysterious universe of its own， where the immense power of nature can be felt as nowhere else on earth。 Here is a forest stretching to infinity that contains one-tenth of all living plant and animal species， the world’s largest single natural laboratory。”
Salgado visited a dozen indigenous tribes that exist in small communities scattered across the largest tropical rainforest in the world。 He documented the daily life of the Yanomami， the Asháninka， the Yawanawá， the Suruwahá， the Zo’é， the Kuikuro， the Waurá， the Kamayurá， the Korubo， the Marubo， the Awá， and the Macuxi―their warm family bonds， their hunting and fishing， the manner in which they prepare and share meals， their marvelous talent for painting their faces and bodies， the significance of their shamans， and their dances and rituals。
Sebastião Salgado has dedicated this book to the indigenous peoples of Brazil’s Amazon region: “My wish， with all my heart， with all my energy， with all the passion I possess， is that in 50 years’ time this book will not resemble a record of a lost world。 Amazônia must live on。”INSTITUTO TERRA
Founded in 1998 at Aimorés in the state of Minas Gerais， Instituto Terra is the culmination of Lélia Wanick Salgado and Sebastião Salgado’s lifelong activism and work as cultural documentarians。 Through a scientific program of planting and raising saplings， the organization has performed a miraculous reforestation of the once infertile region and furthered the Salgados’ mission of reversing the damage done to our planet。 TASCHEN is proud to reach carbon zero status through our continued partnership。
Also available in a Collector's Edition and four Art Editions， each with a signed silver gelatin print， all with a book stand designed by Renzo Piano。
Reviews
Argyros Singh
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22 giugno 2022: giornata mondiale della foresta pluviale。In un volume intitolato "Amazônia" （Taschen， 2021）， il fotografo brasiliano Sebastião Salgado offre un tributo alla sua terra， in bianchi e neri con soggetti umani e ambientali。Salgado è noto per aver raccontato con le sue fotografie la povertà， gli effetti deleteri dell’economia di mercato nei Paesi in via di sviluppo， la lotta dei lavoratori in nome dei loro diritti。Il viaggio nell’Amazzonia brasiliana è durato sei anni e gli scatti esal 22 giugno 2022: giornata mondiale della foresta pluviale。In un volume intitolato "Amazônia" （Taschen， 2021）， il fotografo brasiliano Sebastião Salgado offre un tributo alla sua terra， in bianchi e neri con soggetti umani e ambientali。Salgado è noto per aver raccontato con le sue fotografie la povertà， gli effetti deleteri dell’economia di mercato nei Paesi in via di sviluppo， la lotta dei lavoratori in nome dei loro diritti。Il viaggio nell’Amazzonia brasiliana è durato sei anni e gli scatti esaltano il patrimonio naturale tra foreste， fiumi e montagne。 Salgado ritrae anche le tribù indigene， immergendosi nella loro quotidianità， costituita da riti， momenti di condivisione， intensi legami comunitari e con l’ambiente。Il fotografo scrive nella prefazione: «Per me questa è l’ultima frontiera， un misterioso universo a se stante， in cui l’immenso potere della natura si percepisce come in nessun altro luogo terrestre。 Questa foresta sconfinata ospita un decimo di tutte le specie vegetali e animali esistenti， è il laboratorio naturale più grande del pianeta。» L’auspicio di Salgado è che la sua testimonianza， tra cinquant’anni， non sia quella di un mondo perduto。 。。。more
Jurga
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Superb。By far， the best Salgado's work on indigenous people of South America （Brazil） so far。 Such a vast improvement from his earlier work in so many ways。 Descriptions are very helpful， quite transparent and more objective， which reduces unnecessary romanticism of indigenous people。 Also， finally landscape format！ No double spreads - such a top quality viewing experience。 Superb。By far， the best Salgado's work on indigenous people of South America （Brazil） so far。 Such a vast improvement from his earlier work in so many ways。 Descriptions are very helpful， quite transparent and more objective， which reduces unnecessary romanticism of indigenous people。 Also， finally landscape format！ No double spreads - such a top quality viewing experience。 。。。more
Chris
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Moving and beautiful showing the nearly unimaginable （and largely uncharted） vastness of the Amazon。 It is hard to believe that there are areas and peoples that have never been observed （much less invaded） by the western world。 However， these "Edens" as the author/photographer terms them， are as fragile as they are unknown。 In fact they must remain unknown or they will lose their existence to exploitation and diseases for which they have no natural defenses。 Moving from the vast and dense topogr Moving and beautiful showing the nearly unimaginable （and largely uncharted） vastness of the Amazon。 It is hard to believe that there are areas and peoples that have never been observed （much less invaded） by the western world。 However， these "Edens" as the author/photographer terms them， are as fragile as they are unknown。 In fact they must remain unknown or they will lose their existence to exploitation and diseases for which they have no natural defenses。 Moving from the vast and dense topography of the region to the intimate portraits of the small tribes whose fragile existence depends on their isolation the author illuminates the beauty of the region as well as of the indigenous tribes。 We get to know them as social units and as individuals and realize that we are all basically the same， or that what is good in us is universal。This gorgeous book is a celebration of beauty and a plea for conservation and protection for not only this wonderful region and its people， but a reminder that the preservation of this region is also necessary for the preservation of our planet and our species because the Amazon is crucial to the health of Earth and has a huge impact on normalization of the climate worldwide。My only recommendation for future editions would be to move the extensive and well written photograph notes and place them on the same （or facing） pages as the photos。 This book is massive， oversized and heavy， with nearly 500 photos， and having to go to the back of the book for the description of every picture is cumbersome。This book was given to me by the family of a Brazilian foreign exchange student that is living with us this year--and I am grateful and will treasure it。 。。。more
Renato Beninatto
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This black and white journey through the Amazon region， its terrain， its rivers， its forests， and its peoples is so deep that it has drenched me with awe and emotions at each page。 The descriptions of the pictures remit us to a universe in full of richness and endangered by human greed。 I have gone through the book several times enthralled by the beauty and emotion of the images。 Wow！
Teodora Norris
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A book everyone should have！
Donovan
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