- A renowned work of photojournalism by acclaimed photographer Sebastião Salgado that represents a history of manual labour throughout the world
- Documents the plight of workers from all corners of the globe, from bricklayers in India to miners in Brazil, to builders on the Channel Tunnel
- An elegy to the world's working poor and the passing of traditional methods of labour
- With extended captions by the photographer, the book is divided into six chapters: Agriculture, Food, Mining, Industry, Oil and Construction
Accompanied by a 24-page caption booklet
This book is a global epic that transcends mere image-making to become an affirmation of the enduring spirit of working women and men. Sebastião Salgado unearths layers of visual information to reveal the ceaseless human activity at the core of modern civilization.
With extended captions by the photographer providing a historical and factual framework for the images, the book is divided into six essential chapters: Agriculture, Food, Mining, Industry, Oil and Construction.
Though an elegy for the passing of traditional methods of labour and production, Workers ultimately delivers a dynamic message of endurance and hope through an aestheticism that is instantly arresting, irrespective of time and place.
About the author:
Sebastião Salgado (b.1944) is one of the leading photojournalists working today. Born in Brazil and trained as an economist, his political activities led to his exile in the late 1960s. He has received many awards, including the W Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography, and his many books have been published to great acclaim. He is currently based in Paris.
