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May 26, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes
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Online references about the work of legendary Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, who passed away at age 81
The five memoir books recommended by Bill Gates for this summer
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Online references about the work of legendary Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, who passed away at age 81
The renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, who passed away in Paris (France) last Friday, May 23, 2025, at the age of 81, has left behind a powerful legacy of black and white images that address some of the major social and environmental challenges of the contemporary world.
Environmental protection, migration, working conditions, and humanitarian disasters are some of the themes that have defined Salgado's documentary photography.
Additionally, Sebastião Salgado was also an environmental activist. Together with his wife, Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado, he founded the Instituto Terra, dedicated to reforestation and environmental education in Brazil.
In "On the Net Today," we wanted to compile some interesting references so you can better get to know his work:
Sebastião Salgado: A Life in Pictures – The New York Times The celebrated Brazilian photojournalist depicted the world in stark contrasts, from the depths of human suffering to the monumental grandeur of nature.
Sebastião Salgado, Photographing the Soul of the World - Fotonistas
Sebastião Salgado – International Center of Photography
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The five memoir books recommended by Bill Gates for this summer
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has just published in his newsletter Gates Notes the five books he recommends as summer reading.
Gates, who this year published the first part of his memoirs, titled "Source Code" has chosen to focus his selection on memoir books that have inspired him. Memoirs, as Bill Gates says, "are a good reminder that people have countless interesting stories to tell about their lives."
The five recommended memoirs are:
The books, on Amazon (affiliate links):
Personal History, by Katharine Graham
Chasing Hope, by Nicholas Kristof
Educated, by Tara Westover
Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
Surrender, by Bono
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5 memoirs that helped shape my own – Gates Notes
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