Salgado on TED Talks

[literiter]

I just saw this on TED talks a few minutes ago. I searched but could not see it as having been posted before.

http://www.ted.com/talks/sebastiao_salgado_the_silent_drama_of_photography.html

 

[Exdsc]

Thanks of the link.

Salgado makes me proud to be a photographer.

 

[rkm]

Thanks, thoroughly enjoyed it. What an inspirational human being!

 

[Renato Tonelli]

Thank you for the link. Salgado is surely one of the greatest photographers.

 

[Murchu]

Thank you very much for sharing!

 

[bwcolor]

Certainly interesting stuff that would make a really good movie.

 

[icebear]

Thanks, thoroughly enjoyed it. What an inspirational human being!

+1. Although the lecture aspect about de-/re-forestation in this presentation is obviously the key focus here and his photography is just a tool to get the message across.

 

[literiter]

+1. Although the lecture aspect about de-/re-forestation in this presentation is obviously the key focus here and his photography is just a tool to get the message across.

That is what photography is about isn't it? To get the message across?

 

[icebear]

That is what photography is about isn't it? To get the message across?

Obviously it is, when your are "on a mission" but not all photographers have this high goal.
Some are plainly interested in the esthetic aspects of the capture and even below that is the "gear used "aspect .
You could go further down that road and start a photobag discussion for that gear...

 

[jsrockit]

That is what photography is about isn't it? To get the message across?

It depends on your agenda and if you have one. Documentary / Propaganda vs. Art for Art's sake and all that stuff.

 

[raid]

Thanks for the link. His photos are very strong.

 

[stickan1]

Thanks for the link. I didn't know that it was a new interview. I just looked at it now and he is such a strong person! I think that he is among the best photographers ever and his book "An uncertain grace" is a book that I return to often!

 

[KenR]

I was a bit disappointed by it. I thought that the photos, were nice, but taken completely out of context and without any explanations or captions were sort of lost, just kind of out there. His talk about deforestation was interesting, and I wanted to here more about how the land that his family owned and how it ended up the way it was. Plus, I wanted to know how much this cost to reforest - is this practical to do for other areas or is it really just a rich man's dream to make the family farm whole again?