I try with my pictures to raise a question, to provoke a debate, so that we can discuss problems together and come up with solutions.
Sebastiao SalgadoI have two children. I have a Down syndrome child whom I love very much, and my wife that I love.
Sebastiao SalgadoI don't believe a person has a style. What people have is a way of photographing what is inside them. What is there comes out.
Sebastiao SalgadoWhen I was just starting out, I met Cartier-Bresson. He wasn't young in age but, in his mind, he was the youngest person I'd ever met. He told me it was necessary to trust my instincts, be inside my work, and set aside my ego. In the end, my photography turned out very different to his, but I believe we were coming from the same place.
Sebastiao Salgado