Sebastião Salgado. Courtesy photo.
SANTA BARBARA — “Sebastião Salgado — In Conversation with Pico Iyer” will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara.
The subject of the Academy Award-nominated documentary film The Salt of the Earth, Brazilian-born Sebastião Salgado has travelled in more than 100 countries for his photographic projects that capture the effects of poverty, famine and industrialization. He has been awarded every major photographic prize, is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His recent Genesis project is a collection of images depicting nature, animals and indigenous people in breathtaking beauty. Salgado will give an illustrated presentation of Genesis and other iconic works followed by a conversation with acclaimed writer Pico Iyer.
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