Literature

“In 2011, ”Genesis” took me almost to the Arctic Circle to meet the Nenet tribe, the largest ethnic group in Siberia, nomads and reindeer herders. It was bitterly cold, around -30 degrees C or -40 degrees C. When I got there I discovered that I had brought, for myself and the journey, far more than they owned. At the end of each day, having covered many miles by sled, a Nenet pitches his tent made of reindeer skin. Everything he owns is inside it. Next day, he quickly dismantles it and all his belongings are placed on the sled again. It has to be light in order not to tire out the reindeer. These people who live in cold climates survive with very little, yet their lives are as intense, rich and full of emotions as our own, perhaps even more so..” ~ Sebastiao Salgado What is the true gift of photography is that in the hands of a great practioner one never stops learning about the world we live in and the people we share the earth with. Sebastião has been my guide now through several decades and is still thankfully on his journey.