The first edition of Sebastião Salgado: Other Americas was published in 1985 by the French publisher Contrejour, and included photographs from Salgado's numerous trips through Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. The Brazil-born, Paris-based photographer traveled extensively in Latin America between 1977 and 1984 to document the shifting religious and political climate in the region, especially as reflected in Latin America's rural cultures and traditional lifestyles. Other Americas, Salgado's first photobook, included portraits of farmers and indigenous people, landscapes and pictures of the region's spiritual traditions.
An instant classic, the book received countless awards and prizes and has been called "the visual equivalent to the magic of a Gabriel García Márquez tale." This new edition of Other Americas, an English-language reissue of the 1985 Contrejour edition, brings back into print one of the most powerful visions of life in Central and South America ever recorded.

本书由世界知名摄影师萨尔加多完成，是一本关于咖啡的文化书，也是一部借助摄影艺术表达的咖啡文化书。萨尔加多横跨巴西、印度、埃塞俄比亚、危地马拉，哥伦比亚，哥斯达黎加，萨尔瓦多，中国，坦桑尼亚和印度尼西亚，纪录拍摄了这十个国家的咖啡产地。这位巴西摄影师的眼睛，不仅看到了咖啡的产地，而且还看到了咖啡豆生产所必须的过程：从种子的栽培到枝繁叶茂，到咖啡果的收获和咖啡豆的晾晒，以及咖啡豆的甄选。这些影像便是这次合作的成果。在这些影像中，我们所看见的是生命中多种多样的重要瞬间，那既是咖啡树生命的重要瞬间，也是咖啡农生命中的重要瞬间。萨尔加多以一种温和的方式敦促我们思考很多问题，而这些问题都是一些尚未答案的主题，有待他和我们去阐述，有待不同学科更详细的研究。

Sebastião Salgados photographs have been shown around the world. In From my land to the Planet the photographer tells us the story of his most famous reportages: from the black and white portraits of unknown men and women, workers or refugees, to the more recent Genesis project, a portrait of the most incontaminated places of our planet. With a kindness and a disarming simplicity, Salgado rebuilds his path, exposes his beliefs, makes us witnesses of his emotions. In this volume his talent as a storyteller and the authenticity of a man who knows how to combine activism and professionalism, talent and generosity, clearly emerge. The reader will discover fascinating stories of every corner of the world, both near and remote, from Africa to the Americas, and then again the birth of the Instituto Terra, of the Genesis project, of Magnum Photos and Amazonas Images.

“In Genesis , my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen. ” —Sebastião Salgado

On a very fortuitous day in 1970, 26-year-old Sebastião Salgado held a camera for the first time. When he looked through the viewfinder, he experienced a revelation: suddenly life made sense. From that day onward—though it took years of hard work before he had the experience to earn his living as a photographer—the camera became his tool for interacting with the world. Salgado, who “always preferred the chiaroscuro palette of black-and-white images,” shot very little color in his early career before giving it up completely.

Raised on a farm in Brazil, Salgado possessed a deep love and respect for nature; he was also particularly sensitive to the ways in which human beings are affected by their often devastating socio-economic conditions. Of the myriad works Salgado has produced in his acclaimed career, three long-term projects stand out: Workers (1993), documenting the vanishing way of life of manual laborers across the world, Migrations (2000), a tribute to mass migration driven by hunger, natural disasters, environmental degradation and demographic pressure, and this new opus,  Genesis , the result of an epic eight-year expedition to rediscover the mountains, deserts and oceans, the animals and peoples that have so far escaped the imprint of modern society —the land and life of a still-pristine planet. “Some 46% of the planet is still as it was in the time of genesis,” Salgado reminds us. “We must preserve what exists.” The Genesis project, along with the Salgados’ Instituto Terra, are dedicated to showing the beauty of our planet, reversing the damage done to it, and preserving it for the future.

Over 30 trips—travelled by foot, light aircraft, seagoing vessels, canoes, and even balloons, through extreme heat and cold and in sometimes dangerous conditions— Salgado created a collection of images showing us nature , animals , and indigenous peoples in breathtaking beauty . Mastering the monochrome with an extreme deftness to rival the virtuoso Ansel Adams, Salgado brings black-and-white photography to a new dimension; the tonal variations in his works, the contrasts of light and dark, recall the works of Old Masters such as Rembrandt and Georges de La Tour.

What does one discover in Genesis ? The animal species and volcanoes of the Galápagos; penguins, sea lions, cormorants, and whales of the Antarctic and South Atlantic; Brazilian alligators and jaguars; African lions, leopards, and elephants; the isolated Zo’é tribe deep in the Amazon jungle; the Stone Age Korowai people of West Papua; nomadic Dinka cattle farmers in Sudan; Nenet nomads and their reindeer herds in the Arctic Circle; Mentawai jungle communities on islands west of Sumatra; the icebergs of the Antarctic; the volcanoes of Central Africa and the Kamchatka Peninsula; Saharan deserts; the Negro and Juruá rivers in the Amazon; the ravines of the Grand Canyon; the glaciers of Alaska... and beyond. Having dedicated so much time, energy, and passion to the making of this work, Salgado likens Genesis to “my love letter to the planet.”

Whereas the limited Collector’s Edition is conceived like a large-format portfolio that meanders across the planet, this unlimited book presents a selection of photographs arranged in five chapters geographically: Planet South, Sanctuaries, Africa, Northern Spaces, Amazonia and Pantanal.
Each in its own way, this book and the Collector’s edition—both edited and designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado—pay homage to Salgado’s triumphant and unparalleled Genesis project.

The world premiere of Sebastião Salgado: Genesis will open at the Natural History Museum in London on April 11, 2013 . The exhibition builds on the Museum’s reputation as the home of the planet’s best nature photography. For further information and to book tickets please go to www.nhm.ac.uk/salgado. Additionally, from May 14th, a special portfolio of plantinum prints from  Genesis  will be shown at Phillips Howick Place gallery in London.

Worldwide venues for the Genesis exhibition:
The Natural History Museum, London, UK - April 11 through September 8, 2013 The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada - May 2 through September 2, 2013 Ara Pacis Museum, Rome, Italy - May 15 through September 15, 2013 Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - May 28 through August 25, 2013 Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland - September 21, 2013 through January 12, 2014 La Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP), Paris, France - September 25, 2013 through January 5, 2014 SESC Belenzinho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil - September 9 - November 2013

“In GENESIS, my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was my privilege to listen.” ―Sebastião Salgado On a very fortuitous day in 1970, 26-year-old Sebastião Salgado held a camera for the first time. When he looked through the viewfinder, he experienced a suddenly life made sense. From that day onward―though it took years of hard work before he had the experience to earn his living as a photographer―the camera became his tool for interacting with the world. Salgado, who “always preferred the chiaroscuro palette of black-and-white images,” shot very little color in his early career before giving it up completely. Raised on a farm in Brazil, Salgado possessed a deep love and respect for nature; he was also particularly sensitive to the ways in which human beings are affected by their often devastating socio-economic conditions. Of the myriad works Salgado has produced in his acclaimed career, three long-term projects stand Workers (1993), documenting the vanishing way of life of manual laborers across the world; Migrations (2000), a tribute to mass migration driven by hunger, natural disasters, environmental degradation and demographic pressure; and this new opus, GENESIS, the result of an epic eight-year expedition to rediscover the mountains, deserts and oceans, the animals and peoples that have so far escaped the imprint of modern society―the land and life of a still-pristine planet. “Some 46% of the planet is still as it was in the time of genesis,” Salgado reminds us. “We must preserve what exists.” The GENESIS project, along with the Salgados’ Instituto Terra, are dedicated to showing the beauty of our planet, reversing the damage done to it, and preserving it for the future. Over 30 trips―traveled by foot, light aircraft, seagoing vessels, canoes, and even balloons, through extreme heat and cold and in sometimes dangerous conditions―Salgado created a collection of images showing us nature, animals, and indigenous peoples in breathtaking beauty. Mastering the monochrome with an extreme deftness to rival the virtuoso Ansel Adams, Salgado brings black-and-white photography to a new dimension; the tonal variations in his works, the contrasts of light and dark, recall the works of Old Masters such as Rembrandt and Georges de La Tour. What does one discover in GENESIS? The animal species and volcanoes of the Galápagos; penguins, sea lions, cormorants, and whales of the Antarctic and South Atlantic; Brazilian alligators and jaguars; African lions, leopards, and elephants; the isolated Zo’é tribe deep in the Amazon jungle; the Stone Age Korowai people of West Papua; nomadic Dinka cattle farmers in Sudan; Nenet nomads and their reindeer herds in the Arctic Circle; Mentawai jungle communities on islands west of Sumatra; the icebergs of the Antarctic; the volcanoes of Central Africa and the Kamchatka Peninsula; Saharan deserts; the Negro and Juruá rivers in the Amazon; the ravines of the Grand Canyon; the glaciers of Alaska... and beyond. Having dedicated so much time, energy, and passion to the making of this work, Salgado calls GENESIS “my love letter to the planet.” Whereas the limited Collector’s Edition is conceived like a large-format portfolio that meanders across the planet, this unlimited book presents a selection of photographs arranged in five chapters Planet South, Sanctuaries, Africa, Northern Spaces, Amazonia, and Pantanal. Each in its own way, this book and the Collector’s Edition―both edited and designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado―pay homage to Salgado’s triumphant and unparalleled GENESIS project.

他的攝影，既讓人看見大自然的美，也揭露人們不願面對的世界。
地球如此壯美，卻也遍布傷痕。
最富人道精神的紀實攝影師----薩爾加多一生代表作與自述。
塞巴斯蒂昂‧薩爾加多——最關注地球環境和人類生活條件的紀實攝影師
透過攝影讓我們看見大自然的美：森林、沙漠、非洲、南極洲
也向大眾揭露那個我們不願面對的世界：戰爭、飢荒、種族大屠殺
他關注的是一個更廣闊的世界
在德國知名導演溫德斯眼中，他以上帝的視角俯看世界
★全新修訂版
★收錄超過四十件薩爾加多攝影作品
從鄉村小孩到經濟學者，再到國際知名的紀實攝影師。
放棄了經濟學者的身分和優渥的薪水，他轉向攝影，成為當今最偉大的紀實攝影師。
1944年出生於巴西鄉下，薩爾加多從小接觸大自然。他的父親是農場主人，希望他接管農場或是成為律師，但隨著庫比契克（Juscelino Kubitschek）當上巴西總統，國家經濟復甦，薩爾加多決心要成為經濟學家。1964年布朗庫元帥（Castelo Branco）發動軍事政變，民間爆發大規模的抗議運動，為了逃離危險，他和妻子蕾莉亞於1969年踏上海外流亡之路，前往巴黎。在巴黎讀完經濟學博士班課程後，他為倫敦國際咖啡組織工作，享有優渥的薪水。但在此時，他擁有了人生第一台相機，短短時間，他已陷進了攝影的魅力之中，甚至決定放棄經濟學家的身分，成為攝影師。
薩爾加多曾為知名的伽馬圖片社和馬格蘭攝影通訊社工作，並於1994年自立門戶，和妻子蕾莉亞成立了亞馬遜影像圖片社。2016年，他被選為法蘭西藝術院攝影組院士。攝影是他的語言，照片是他表達的方式，因此他的作品是主觀的，富含著他的想法、人生經歷、體驗。
●看盡自然狀況和人類多元的攝影師
他帶著相機和底片走遍全世界，走過森林、沙漠、非洲、南美洲、南極洲，拍攝了工人、移民、原住民、戰亂、飢荒、種族大屠殺。薩爾加多的黑白攝影作品在歐洲各大媒體上刊登，他透過影像，將這個世界的所有面貌展現給世人。
●看見人類世界上的不平等
薩爾加多在二十歲時就觀察到了巴西國內情勢的變化，隨著工業發展，鄉村人口逐漸向城市遷移，社會不平等因此浮現。在世界各地工作過後，他看到了更大程度的不平等，因此他決定透過攝影向大眾揭露那個我們不願面對的世界：戰爭、飢荒、種族大屠殺，使我們用自己的雙眼直接去看：這個世界有多麼不公平！
●他為地球種下250萬顆樹
不只如此，他還想要為世界、人類、地球做更多──他和妻子蕾莉亞回到巴西，創立了地球研究所（O Instituto Terra），努力尋找資金及專業人士的幫助，在遭到人類破壞殆盡的大西洋沿岸森林重新種下兩百五十萬棵樹。
重要事件
知名德國導演文‧溫德斯（Wim Wenders）和薩爾加多的兒子朱利亞諾‧薩爾加多（Juliano Salgado）共同執導了一部以薩爾加多為主題的紀錄片《薩爾加多的凝視》（Le Sel de la Terre）。電影於2014年上映，獲得坎城影展特別獎。
本書特色
透過薩爾加多對攝影的想法，這本書使所有手拿著相機（或是附有照相功能的手機）的人思考「何謂攝影」、「為何攝影」以及「如何透過攝影／藝術改變世界」等問題。
專文導讀
蕭嘉慶｜紀實攝影文化工作者
推薦人
李懿宸｜旅法紀實攝影師
廖偉棠｜詩人、作家、攝影師
謝三泰｜資深攝影工作者
「薩爾加多這位背負『英雄主義原罪』的攝影家，恰在最平凡的躬耕大地和擁抱家人上，學會了接納世界的不完美，與之並肩面對未來的快樂與痛苦。這是他的口述自傳給予我們的最大啟迪，無論是對於紀實攝影還是對於攝影之外的人生，這都是難得的解放。從此出發，我們也許可以拓闊『英雄』、『平凡』、『美與現實』的意義，使之不再非黑即白。」——廖偉棠
「薩爾加多是當今最偉大的紀實攝影家。」──星期日泰唔士報（The Sunday Times）
「薩爾加多是當代一位不可多得的社會紀實大師級攝影家，他以人類學的眼光、人道關懷的角度、影像創作的見證人，注視全球弱勢族群近三十年來的命運和發展。」──蕭嘉慶 紀實攝影文化工作者
「透過他的工作，薩爾加多成功地使大眾關注工人、移民以及原住民生活條件的問題。」──德國書商和平獎（Peace Prize of the German Book Trade）