Literature:
Salgado, ed., Sebastião Salgado: Genesis, Taschen,  2013, p. 317

Regarded as one of the most gifted contemporary photojournalists, Salgado's powerful black-and-white images illustrate the lives of the mostly downtrodden or displaced, shot in remote and inhospitable places.

Although Salgado has photographed extensively around the globe, he seems most fascinated by Africa and his starkly beautiful, poignant images of the continent, spanning thirty years,  illustrate the disastrous effects of war, poverty, disease, and hostile climatic conditions on the indigenous population. 

Other examples of Salgado's compelling studies of contemporary African life in can be found in lots 35, 76 and 100.