WONDERFUL SCARCE FIRST PHOTOBOOK from 1986 (!) by the famous Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado (1944-2025) - with the VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. TRUE FIRST SPANISH PRINTING. FANTASTIC SELECTION, BREATH-TAKING PRINTING (better than in other editions in other languages same time). MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE of all Sebastião Salgado books (despite 'Genesis' or 'Amazonia'). TRUE FIRST PRINTING of that title - not to mix with the later printings of the same title. Welcome to the 1st auction of Latin American Photobooks gathered by Anatole Desachy (France) and Ecki Heuser (Germany). Enjoy the Seminal Photobooks referenced by Horacio Fernandez in "The Latin American Photobook" published in 2011 and discover also some unknown publications including amazing pictures & innovating graphic design. Sebastião Salgado initially worked with the photo agency Sygma and the Paris-based Gamma, but in 1979 he joined the international cooperative of photographers 'Magnum Photos'. He left Magnum in 1994 and with his wife Lélia Wanick Salgado formed his own agency, Amazonas Images, in Paris, to represent his work. He is particularly noted for his social documentary photography of workers in less developed nations. His work resides in Paris. This is a lot by 5Uhr30.com. We guarantee detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance and of course combined shipping - worldwide. Ediciones ELR, Madrid. 1986. First edition, first printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. 245 x 310 mm. 111 pages. Photos: Sebastiao Salgado. Text: Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. Text in Spanish. Condition: Book inside fresh and flawless, clean with no marks and with no foxing. Book outside lightly bumped at the top of the spine (with no consequence for inside); right edge with little stains, top and bottom edge clean. Dustjacket fresh, complete, very impressive - with no missing parts; little trace of use and small flaws, but overall much fresher than normal. Overall fine, much better than usual condition. Great first photobook by Sebastião Salgado in the true first Spanish printing - with the complete original dustjacket and in much better condition than usual. 'Sebastião Salgado is one the most respected photojournalists working today, his reputation forged by decades of dedication and powerful black-and-white images of dispossessed and distressed people, taken in places where most wouldn’t dare to go. Although he has photographed throughout South America and around the globe, his work most heavily concentrates on Africa, where he has shot more than 40 reportage works over a period of 30 years. From the Dinka tribes in Sudan and the Himba in Namibia to gorillas and volcanoes in the lakes region to displaced peoples throughout the continent, Salgado shows us all facets of African life today. Whether he’s documenting refugees or vast landscapes, Salgado knows exactly how to grab the essence of a moment so that when one sees his images one is involuntarily drawn into them. His images artfully teach us the disastrous effects of war, poverty, disease, and hostile climatic conditions. This book brings together Salgado’s photos of Africa in three parts. The first concentrates on the southern part of the continent (Mozambique, Malawi, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia), the second on the Great Lakes region (Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya), and the third on the Sub-Saharan region (Burkina Faso, Mali, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Mauritania, Senegal, Ethiopia). Texts are provided by renowned Mozambique novelist Mia Couto, who describes how today’s Africa reflects the effects of colonization as well as the consequences of economic, social, and environmental crises. This stunning book is not only a sweeping document of Africa but an homage to the continent’s history, people, and natural phenomena.' (from the publisher)