Genesis sebastiao salgado wikipedia

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Genesis, by photographer Sebastiao Salgado, is a remarkable collection of black and white photography from all over the world.

Salgado, along with his wife Lelia Wanick Salgado, began the Genesis project after having seen some of the worst of humanity while working on previous projects. He says he lost faith in humanity after constantly being exposed to such brutality and violence.

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But later, after returning to his family’s property in Brazil he and his wife set about restoring the property, regrowing forest that once grew there, and watched as over time wildlife also returned. They began to see the resilience of nature, how it can restore itself and thrive.

Eventually this land was turned into a national park. This helped them overcome their loss of faith and provid