Sebastião SalgadoThe Pachypodium plant (Pachypodium lamerei) as shown here, in its homeland can grow up to 85 feet in height. Tsingy of Bemaraha National Park. Madagascar.Browse
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Sebastião SalgadoThe Pachypodium plant (Pachypodium lamerei) as shown here, in its homeland can grow up to 85 feet in height. Tsingy of Bemaraha National Park. Madagascar.
Sebastião SalgadoThe Akanan River. Mirroring the forest and the Auyantepui in the background, its water is black because of organic tannins released during decomposition. Venezuela.
Sebastião SalgadoA young Himba woman near the Katapati River in Marienfluss, Kaokoland. Namibia.
Sebastião SalgadoBryce Canyon National Park during a snowstorm. Utah. USA.
Sebastião SalgadoApproximately 1,500 miles long, the Juruá River is one of the Amazon’s longest tributaries. Amazonia. Brazil.
Sebastião SalgadoThe Erg Ubari is a vast expanse of sand dunes. It has no fresh water, but it contains a number of salt lakes concentrated in an area known as the “Ramla d’El Daouda,” meaning the Dune of the Worm-Eaters. Libya.
Sebastião SalgadoThe biguatinga, or anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), is a large aquatic bird. Here it has just caught a lambari (Astyanax bimaculatus). Cuiabá River in northern Pantanal. Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Sebastião SalgadoBasaltic organ pipes on Mitsio Island. Madagascar.
Sebastião SalgadoA leopard (Panthera pardus) in the Barab River Valley, Damaraland. Namibia.
Sebastião SalgadoPlains zebra (Equus quagga). Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Sebastião SalgadoIn the Dinka village of Ger, a symbolic representation of horns is carved on the inside wall of a traditional home. Southern Sudan.
Sebastião SalgadoThis view of the Grey Glacier from John Gardner Pass reveals the erosion of rocks caused by the constant movement of the glacier. Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Chile.
Dorothea LangeJoan Lange Bowly "The Wuz"
Sebastião SalgadoThe Grand Canyon viewed from National Forest, Arizona. The big mesa visible on the far side of the canyon is in Navajo territory. This photograph was taken during a localized snowstorm. USA.
Sebastião SalgadoThe eastern part of the Brooks Range, which rises to over 9,800 feet. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska. USA.
Sebastião SalgadoYacare caimans (Caiman yacare) in the Pantanal, one of the world’s largest wetlands, covering a vast area of western Brazil and spilling into Paraguay and Bolivia. Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Sebastião SalgadoThe Zavodovski Island is home to some 750,000 couples of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) as well as a large colony of macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus). South Sandwich Islands.
Sebastião SalgadoMarine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galápagos. Ecuador.
Sebastião SalgadoLarge sand dunes between Albrg and Tin Merzouga, Tadrart. South of Djanet, Algeria.
Sebastião SalgadoPreparing a young girl for the final stage of the Amuricumã ceremony at the Kamayura village. Upper Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Sebastião SalgadoMen from several of New Guinea’s ethnic groups, cover and protect their genitals with the koteka, or penis gourd. West Papua. Indonesia.
Sebastião SalgadoTeureum, sikeirei and leader of the Mentawai clan. This shaman is preparing a filter for sago, with the leaves of this same tree. Siberut Island. West Sumatra. Indonesia.
Sebastião SalgadoMarine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). It is the only type of iguana in the world able to live in salty waters. Galápagos. Ecuador.
Sebastião SalgadoSince elephants (Loxodonta africana) are hunted by poachers in Zambia, they are scared of humans and vehicles, they usually run quickly into the bush. Kafue National Park, Zambia.
Alfred StieglitzFreienwalde a. O.
Alfred StieglitzFreienwalde a. O.
Alfred StieglitzFirst Steichen Exhibition, Main Room—Photo-Secession Gallery
Alfred StieglitzWaldo Frank
Alfred StieglitzFrank S. Herrmann
Alfred StieglitzThe Hay Wagon
Alfred StieglitzGeorgia O'Keeffe
Alfred StieglitzGeorgia O'Keeffe—Hands
Alfred StieglitzGeorgia O'Keeffe
Alfred StieglitzHasemann's Studio
Alfred StieglitzOn the Porch, Oaklawn, Lake George
Alfred StieglitzMrs. Stieffel
Sebastião SalgadoTwo Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) on an iceberg close to Foyn Harbour on Enterprise Island, in Errera Canal. Antarctic Peninsula.
Sebastião SalgadoThe Serra Curicuriari, with the Rio Negro in the background, lies south of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in the north of Brazil’s Amazon region. Amazonia. Brazil.
Sebastião SalgadoOn King George Island, there is a large concentration of elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). As adults, these animals, weighing four to five tons, are the largest seals in the world. Antarctic Peninsula.
Sebastião SalgadoGroup portrait of all the Kamayura shamans. Upper Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Sebastião SalgadoA San hunter holding a korhaan (Eupodotis melanogaster). This bird is captured using its eggs as bait and a snare made of twigs. Botswana.
Sebastião SalgadoYali men spend most of their time hunting in the forest where they also collect insects, fruit and vegetables. West Papua. Indonesia.
Sebastião SalgadoA jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest cat of the Americas. Encontro das Águas National Park. Pantanal. Mato Grosso. Brazil.
Sebastião SalgadoA southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Males can weigh more than 6,600 pounds, although females rarely exceed 2,000 pounds. Valdés Peninsula. Argentina.
Sebastião SalgadoOn the plateau of the Kukenan Tepui, wind and water erosion has sculpted bizarre shapes from the ancient rocks. Amazonia. Venezuela.
Sebastião SalgadoTypically, the women in the Zo’é village of Towari Ypy use the red fruit of the urucum (Bixa orellana) to color their bodies. It is also used in cooking. Pará, Brazil.
Sebastião SalgadoPerformer of the singsing festival of Mount Hagen. Western Highlands Province. Papua New Guinea.
Sebastião SalgadoThe confluence of the Colorado and the Little Colorado from the Navajo territory. The Grand Canyon National Park begins after this junction. Utah. USA.