a man with a mission

 Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist 

SEBASTIAO SALGADO

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says:

" We are one human race, and there must be understanding among all men. For those who look at the problems of today, my big hope is that they understand. That they understand that the population is quite big enough, that they must be informed that they must have economic development, that they must have social development, and must be integrated into all parts of the world."

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and then goes on to say what he wants his photographs to say:

" What I want is the world to remember the problems and the people I photograph. What I want is to create a discussion about what is happening around the world and to provoke some debate with these pictures. Nothing more than this. I don't want people to look at them and appreciate the light and the palate of tones. I want them to look inside and see what the pictures represent, and the kind of people I photograph." 

http://www.photoquotes.com/showquotes.aspx?id=496&name=Salgado,Sebastiao > Excerpts from an interview with Sebastiao Salgado by Ken Lassiter, Photographer's Forum