Question 1

True or false: He and his wife Lélia restored a deforested area in Brazil into a forest reserve.

Accepted Answer

True. They replanted 2.5 million trees on their family farm, transforming it into the Instituto Terra rainforest preserve.

Question 2

True or false: Salgado's photo book 'Workers' documented manual laborers in over 30 countries.

Accepted Answer

True. Published in 1993, it features 350 images of laborers from gold mines to shipyards across the globe.

Question 3

True or false: Salgado won the Nobel Peace Prize for his photography work.

Accepted Answer

False. He never won a Nobel; he received the Prince of Asturias Award and the Hasselblad Award, among others.

Question 4

True or false: He once photographed the Brazilian soccer team for a World Cup campaign.

Accepted Answer

False. Salgado avoids commercial sports photography; his focus remains on humanitarian and environmental themes.

Question 5

True or false: He photographed the Rwandan genocide from inside a refugee camp.

Accepted Answer

True. Salgado documented the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, capturing haunting images of mass graves and survivors.

Question 6

True or false: Salgado originally studied economics before becoming a photographer.

Accepted Answer

True. He earned a master's in economics and worked for the World Bank before switching to photography in the 1970s.

Question 7

True or false: Salgado's 'Genesis' project took 8 years and focused only on Antarctica.

Accepted Answer

False. Genesis spanned over 30 trips to remote regions globally, including the Amazon, Africa, and Antarctica.

Question 8

True or false: He used only black-and-white film until the digital age forced him to switch.

Accepted Answer

False. Salgado has always preferred black-and-white film and still uses analog Leica cameras, avoiding digital photography.

Sebastião Salgado Trivia Questions