UNICEF Special Representative Sebastião Salgado
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado is one of the most respected photojournalists working today. Appointed a UNICEF Special Representative on 3 April 2001, he has dedicated himself to chronicling the lives of the world's dispossessed, a work that has filled ten books and many exhibitions and for which he has won numerous awards in Europe and in the Americas. "I hope that the person who visits my exhibitions, and the person who comes out, are not quite the same," says Mr. Salgado. "I believe that the average person can help a lot, not by giving material goods but by participating, by being part of the discussion, by being truly concerned about what is going on in the world."
 | Genesis is the latest project of world-renowned photographer Sebastiao Salgado, now on show in London. This image shows an Antarctic iceberg between the Paulet and the South Shetland Islands. Antarctica, 2005. |
| "I have named this project Genesis because my aim is to return to the beginnings of our planet: to the air, water and fire that gave birth to life." Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus). Rabida Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, 2004. |
| Dunes of the Namib Desert. South of Walvis Bay, Namibia, 2005. |
| People of the Waura tribe fishing. Brazil, 2006. |
| The penguins of Paulet Island come here to rest and escape attacks from leopard seals. Antarctic Peninsula, 2005. |
| The tail of the Southern Right whale (Eubalaena Australis) sometimes remains out of the water for dozens of minutes at a time. Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, Argentina, 2004. |
| A leopard drinks from a pool of water in Namibia. Salgado was only about 10m from the animal when the picture was taken. Barab River Valley, Damaraland, Namibia, 2005. |
| A Dinka man in Southern Sudan. People often cover their skin with ash from burned cowpats as it sterilises the skin against insects and parasites. Southern Sudan, 2006. |
| A group of sea lions (Zalophus Californianus) on the Galapagos Islands rest in the shadow of rocks formed from compacted volcanic ash. Santiago Island, the Galapagos, Ecuador, 2004. |
| A colony of Chinstrap penguins, (Pygoscelisa Antarctica) in the Antarctic. Bailey Head, Deception Island. Antarctica, 2005. All images © Sebastiao Salgado/Amazonas/ NB Pictures. The exhibition runs at the Hackelbury Gallery until 26 January 2008. |
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