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“We are animals, born from the land with the other species. Since we've been living in cities, we've become more and more stupid, not smarter. What made us survive all these hundreds of thousands of years is our spirituality; the link to our land.”

Quote by Sebastiao Salgado

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Sebastiao Salgado

Sebastiao Salgado is a Brazilian photographer renowned for his photographs that document human and natural environments. His work profoundly reveals the relationship between humans and nature, as well as the impact of environmental changes on human societies. more

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