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PERSONAL
Name:
Sebastião RIBEIRO SALGADO
Born: February 8, 1944. Aimorés, M.G., Brazil.
Home: Paris, France. Married, with two sons.
EDUCATION
Master, Economy, São Paulo
University. Brazil.
Ecole Nationale de Statistique et de l'Administration Economique,
Paris, France.
Completes the course work for his doctorate in economics - Paris
University, France. |
CAREER |
| 1968/69 |
Economist,
Ministry of Finance, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 1971/73 |
Economist,
International Coffee Organization, London, England |
| 1973/75 |
Freelance
Photographer |
| 1975/79 |
Photographer,
Gamma Agency |
| 1979/94 |
Photographer,
Magnum Photos |
| 1994
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Amazonas
images, press agency handling his work exclusively. |
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| MAIN
PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS |
| 1978 |
On
the problems of accommodations and living conditions in the
"4000 Habitations," La Courneuve, suburb of Paris.
Work ordered by the Local Council in order to create a major
exhibition exposing this problem. |
| 1979 |
Photographic
research on the varying degrees of success of how immigrants
have integrated themselves in European Society. Work mainly
carried out in France, Holland, Germany, Portugal and Italy. |
| 1977/84 |
Research
on the living conditions of peasants and the cultural resistance
of the Indians and their descendents in Latin America. Work
mainly carried out from Mexico to Brazil. |
| 1986/92 |
Documentary
project on the end of large-scale manual labor, working in
26 countries. |
| 1994/99 |
"Population
Movements around the World." Thirty-six photographic
investigations on migration, throughout the world. |
| 2001 |
Series
of reportages on the global polio eradication campaign done
by UNICEF and WHO. |
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| HONORS
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| 1982 |
Eugene
Smith Award for Humanitarian Photography,
USA.
Award for continuing the project on
the Latin American peasants, Ministry of Culture, France.
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| 1984 |
Prix
de la Ville de Paris et Kodak,
for a first photographic book,
Other Americas, France. |
| 1985 |
World
Press Photo Award,
Holland.
Oskar Barnack Prize for humanitarian
story, West Germany. |
| 1986 |
Premio
de la Foto Ibero Americana,
Spain.
Photojournalist of the Year Award
,The International Center of Photography, USA.
Prix du Livre, for
Sahel, l'Homme en Détresse, Arles
International Festival, France.
Two awards, Grand Prix and Prix du Public,
for the show "Other Americas"
from the "Month of Photography," Paris
Audio Visuel, France. |
| 1987 |
Photographer
of the Year Award,
American Society of Magazine Photographers, USA.
Photographer of the Year Award,
Maine Photography Workshop, USA.
Olivier Rebbot Award, from Overseas
Press Club, USA.
Journlistenpreis Entwicklungspolitik,
West German government.
Prix Villa Médicis, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, France. |
| 1988 |
Erich
Salomon Prize,
West Germany.
Premio de Fotografía Rey de Esapaña,
Spain
Photojournalist of the Year Award,
International Center of Photography, USA.
The Gold Award, Art Directors
Club, USA |
| 1989 |
Erna
and Victor Hasselblad Award for life achievement,
Sweden.
The Artist of Merit Josef Sudek Medal,
Czechoslovakia. |
| 1990 |
The
Maine Photgraphic Workshop Award for the best photography
book,An Uncertain Grace,
USA.
Visa d'Or Award, International
Festival of Photojournalism of Perpignan, France. |
| 1991 |
The
Commonwealth Award,
for mass communication, USA.
Le Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris,
France.
The Gold Award, Art Directors
Club, USA. |
| 1992 |
Elected
Foreign Honorary Member of the "American Academy of Arts
and Sciences,"
Massachusetts, USA.
Oskar Barnack Prize, Germany.
Art Directors Club Award, Germany. |
| 1993 |
Prize
for the Best Photography Book of the Year,
for "Workers," Arles
International Festival, France.
Trophée Match d'Or, for
life achievement, France.
The "World Hunger Year's Harry
Chapin Media Award", for photojournalism for the
book Workers, USA. |
| 1994 |
Publication award
for the book Workers, the International Center of Photography,
USA.
"Centenary Medal" and
"Honorary Fellowship," The Royal Photographic
Society of Great Britain, England.
"Professional Photographer of the
Year, " PMDA Photographic Manufacturers and Distributors
Association, USA.
Grand Prix National, Ministry
of Culture and French-Speaking Countries, France.
Award of Excellence and
Silver Award, Society of Newspaper Design, USA. |
| 1995 |
Silver
Medal,
Art Directors Club, USA.
Silver Medal, Art Directors Club,
Germany. |
| 1996 |
Citation for Excellence,
Overseas Press Club of America, USA.
Auszeichnung, Art Directors Club,
Germany. |
| 1997 |
Prêmio
Nacional de Fotografia,
Ministry of Culture, Funarte, Brazil.
Prêmio A Luta pela Terra,
Personalidade da reforma agrária, Movement of Landless
Peasants, Brazil. |
| 1998 |
Silver
medal,
Art Directors Club, Germany.
Alfred Eisenstaedt "Life Legend"
Award, Life Magazine, USA.
Prêmio Jabuti, for the
book "Terra", Brazil.
"Principe de Asturias",
Award for Arts, Spain. |
| 1999 |
Alfred
Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography/The Way We Live.
USA.
Prêmio Unesco, Culture
category. Brazil |
| 2000 |
Medal
of "Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana," International
Research Center, Pio Manzù,
Italy |
| 2001 |
"Doutor
Honoris Causa," University
of Evora, Evora, Portugal.
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts,
New School University, New York, USA.
Honorary
Doctor of Fine Arts, The Art Institute of Boston,
Lesley University, Boston, EUA.
Prêmio
Muriqui 2000, Conselho Nacional da Reserva da Biosfera
da Mata Atlantica, Brazil.
UNICEF Special Representative.
"Ayuda en Acion" prize, Ayuda
en Accion NGO, Madrid,
Spain.
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