[Backs of workers climbing ladders in the open top mine at Serra Pelada, Brazil] by Salgado, Sebastião, 1944-2025, photographer

Salgado, Sebastião, 1944-2025, photographer

1986

photo, print, drawing

Library of Congress

A dense crowd of workers, seen from behind, climb ladders in an open-top mine. Their bodies are packed closely together, creating a textured pattern of backs and heads. 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; image 44 x 29 cm, on sheet 51 x 40 (16 x 20 format) | Photograph shows large group of workers at gold mine climbing ladders and carrying bundles on their backs.