Witnessing the absolute depths of human cruelty.
Heartbreaking images of struggle and survival in the 1980s. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
After years of witnessing trauma, Salgado faced a personal crisis, feeling that humanity was a "ferocious animal". However, the film concludes with a powerful act of rebirth . Salgado and his wife, Lélia, returned to his family's ruined ranch in Brazil and replanted over two million trees , transforming it into a lush National Park. Witnessing the absolute depths of human cruelty
Mass human labor in the Serra Pelada.