Sebastião Salgado in Siberia

[Damaso]

Some of you might find this interesting...

Eight years ago, at the age of 60, Sebastião Salgado set out on his most ambitious project. The photographer, best known for his painterly portraits of migrant communities and manual workers, decided to document the world's pristine territories – areas untainted by the brutal grind of industry, exploitation and modern life.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/dec/07/sebastiao-salgado-nenets-siberia?CMP=twt_fd

 

[Teashop]

Fantastic article; thanks for the link Damaso.

 

[doolittle]

Great link, thanks. Wonderful!

 

[_goodtimez]

Nice article indeed. I wonder what gear he used to allow him to stay up to 12 hours by -35 C ?
Does he shoot digital over there ? I doubt.

 

[Damaso]

Nice article indeed. I wonder what gear he used to allow him to stay up to 12 hours by -35 C ?
Does he shoot digital over there ? I doubt.

I believe he did in fact switch to digital for this project but uses film as part of the workflow
http://www.dxo.com/en/photo/filmpack/user_testimonial/sebastiao_salgado

 

[Murchu]

Wow, -35 degrees, I wonder how he managed to make any pictures at all.

Cheers for the link by the way, I find Salgado's long term projects truly inspiring.

 

[jsrockit]

The real deal ... this guy.

 

[icebear]

Thanks Damaso for posting this interesting article.

Here some info on Salgado himself on the same website:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/feb/28/sebastiao-salgado-photographer

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

Thank you so much for posting this. Fascinating article, fantastic photographs.

 

[kxl]

If you ask me to come up with a list of people I'd like to meet, he would be on my short list. The man is brilliant.