Sebastião Salgado Brazilian, b. 1944
Nenets, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia, 2011
Gelatin silver print
24 x 35" matted to 30 x 40"
Signed in pencil on sheet verso
The larger sledges are driven by the women, with as many as 10 sledges forming a long caravan. The men drive smaller sledges since they go faster: it is the...
The larger sledges are driven by the women, with as many as 10 sledges forming a long caravan. The men drive smaller sledges since they go faster: it is the men’s job to regroup the herd around the camp each morning and, often with the help of dogs, to keep the reindeer moving in a single direction throughout the day.