their deepest suffering. From 1986-1992, he focused on Workers (1993), a documentary shot in 26 countries, which focused on the end of large-scale manual labor. After Terra: Struggle of the Landless (1997), a project on those people fighting to reclaim their land in his native country of Brazil, Salgado published Migrations (1999), and The Children (2000) focusing on the plight of displaced persons, refugees and migrants in 41 countries. Migrations and The Children are the wellspring for Exodus, a 300-piece large format exhibit.*

In 1994, he founded his own press agency, Amazonas Images, which represents him and his work. He lives in Paris with his wife and collaborator, Lélia Wanick Salgado, who has designed most of his books and serves as curator for Exodus. They have two sons.

A world-renowned photographer and part of the tradition of “concerned photography,” Sebastião Salgado has been awarded virtually every major photographic prize and award in recognition of his accomplishments from institutions the world over. He is currently a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and an honorary member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences in the United States.

More information about Salgado and Exodus can be found on his website at http://www.terra.com/br/sebastiaosalgado/

*Outside the United States, the book and exhibit are both titled Exodus

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