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Award-Winning Brazilian Photographer Sebastiao Salgado Dies at Age 81, His Institute Says

Sebastião Salgado, the renowned environmental advocate and photographer from Brazil, passed away at the age of 81, Instituto Terra announced on Friday.
Salgado began focusing on photography in 1973 after earning an economics degree, developing a style with black-and-white imagery portraying labor and poverty.
He co-founded Instituto Terra with his wife to restore 1,500 acres of degraded land and promoted reforestation and environmental education.
Instituto Terra praised Sebastião not just as one of the leading photographers of our era, but also for his profound impact and enduring legacy.
Salgado has created an extensive and influential photographic legacy and, through the Instituto Terra he established with his wife, continues to impact both the arts and environmental conservation.

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