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Sebastião Salgado — Child Worker at the Mata Tea Plantation, Rwanda
Sebastião Salgado

Child Worker at the Mata Tea Plantation, Rwanda

Sebastião Salgado's gelatin silver photograph documents a child worker at the Mata Tea Plantation in Rwanda, printed later than the original exposure. The work exemplifies Salgado's powerful commitment to socially conscious documentary photography and labor activism.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.

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November 21, 2023

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Sebastião Salgado, Child Worker at the Mata Tea Plantation, Rwanda

Sebastião Salgado's gelatin silver photograph documents a child worker at the Mata Tea Plantation in Rwanda, printed later than the original exposure. The work exemplifies Salgado's powerful commitment to socially conscious documentary photography and labor activism.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Documentary, Brazilian, Gelatin Silver Print, Portrait, Social Issues, Human Rights, Black and White, Contemporary

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