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Looking Back at You

Sebastião Salgado, a renowned Brazilian photographer, brings to light powerful stories of the working class from across the globe.

The documentary examines the artwork of renowned photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado, placing his photographs in the context of their creation. Salgado's seven-year project, _Workers_, focuses on the displacement of manual labor by technological advancements, documenting the effects of this industrial revolution through unsentimental photographs of laborers in Eastern Europe, Cuba, and other locations.

Info about Looking Back at You

Studio(s): British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Originally Released: United Kingdom, Oct 12, 1993

Production Countries: Brazil, United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary