SALGADO (Sebastião). - Lot 262

SALGADO (Sebastião). Man and Water. Texts by Christian Sorg. Biarritz, Éditions Terre Bleue, 1997. Large quarto, publisher’s hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. A beautiful photographic album devoted to one of the major themes in Sebastião Salgado’s work: the fundamental relationship between man and water. Through some one hundred black-and-white photographs of exceptional intensity, taken across several continents, Salgado depicts daily practices, rituals, labor, migrations, rivers, seas, and shorelines, revealing the essential role of water in human societies. Texts by Christian Sorg accompany this humanistic meditation, in which the visual power of the images is combined with a profound reflection on the environment and civilizations. Published at a pivotal moment in the photographer’s career, this book precedes major series such as *Exodes* and *Genesis* and already demonstrates his monumental photographic style, characterized by powerful contrasts, rigorous compositions, and a deeply committed perspective. Condition: very good copy; hardcover and dust jacket in good condition with slight signs of wear.