Peter Fetterman Gallery offers us a new exhibition titled The World of Sebastião Salgado. This large-scale exhibition showcases the renowned photographer’s work. This retrospective highlights Salgado’s groundbreaking career. The exhibition opened on March 15, 2025, and runs through June 21, 2025.
Peter Fetterman Sebastião Salgado
The exhibition features photographs spanning more than four decades of Salgado’s career. His most iconic images appear as handcrafted gelatin silver prints and rare platinum palladium prints. While the exhibition runs through the entire gallery, the solo show is a carefully curated. The exhibition reveals Salgado’s extraordinary ability to unite his documentary storytelling style with his artistic vision.
One of the most influential photographers of his time, Salgado has captured powerful stories through a humanistic lens. His work explores global issues, including labor struggles, migration, and environmental destruction.
The exhibition includes key images from his most celebrated series, such as the Serra Pelada Gold Mines and conflict in Africa. His haunting depictions of the Gulf War’s oil fires and his latest project, Amazonia, also take center stage.
Sebastião Salgado 1944, Chinstrap Penguins on an iceberg located between Zavodovski and Visokoi islands. South Sandwich Islands., 2009, Embossed with artist’s stamp on recto; Signed, titled, & dated in pencil on verso Gelatin Silver Print 24 x 35 inches
Furthermore, visitors can experience GENESIS, his environmental magnum opus featuring untouched landscapes, wildlife, and indigenous cultures.
Peter Fetterman
For over 30 years, Peter Fetterman has celebrated Salgado’s work, sharing a deep respect for photography’s power to inspire change. Introduced to Salgado by master photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck, Fetterman continues to play a key role in elevating his work in the fine art world.
Sebastião Salgado
Born in Aimorés, Brazil, in 1944, Salgado first trained as an economist before pursuing photography. Now based in Paris, he collaborates closely with his wife, Lélia Wanick Salgado, who curates and publishes his work. The World of Sebastião Salgado offers a rare opportunity to experience the vision of one of history’s greatest documentary photographers.
On view: March 15, 2025 – June 21, 2025
What:The World of Sebastião Salgado.
Where: Peter Fetterman Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. A1, Santa Monica, 90404
When: Running through June 21, 2025
Website: https://www.peterfetterman.com/
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