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M a y 6 , 20 1 5 P a g e 9 M fi s s fi s s fi p p fi A fl b e r t a N o r t h P o r t fl a n d V a n c o u v e r E a s t C o u n t y B e a v e r t o n EBAST IÃO S ALGADO / A MAZONAS I MAGES / S ONY P ICTURES C LASS ICS PHOTO BY S The do cumen ta r y “Sa fl t o f the Ea r th ’ t e fl fl s the s t o r y o f a c c fla fimed pho t og raphe r Seba s t fião Sa flgado who b r fing s a deep app re c fia t fion fo r the human fi t y o f h fi s sub je c t s fin 40 yea r s o f wo r k a round the wo r fld , fl fi ke the se Wau ra Ind fian s fi sh fing fin nea r the fi r v fi fl flage fin B ra z fi fl ’ s Uppe r X fingu Ba s fin , home t o an e thn fi ca fl fl y d fi ve r se popu fla t fion . 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H e com e s to know th e fi r w ay o f fl fi f e , th e fi r c fi r cum s t an c e s , and bu fi fld s t ru s t th a t c an on fly b e a s s emb fl ed th rough d e ep ob s e rv a t fion and sh a r ed sp a c e . Y e t fo r Ju fl fi ano fin ch fi fldhood , h fi s f a th e r w a s a f r equ en t fl y ab s en t , my th fi c adv en tu r e r ; th e r e w e r e co s t s to th e fl fi f e h fi s f a th e r cho s e . On e s e e s , too , th a t th e wo rk d ep end s on suppo r t f rom S a flg ado ’ s w fi f e L e fl fi a , who fi s an fimpo r t an t p r e s en c e fin th e fi flm . Th e s e ob s e rv a t fion s g round a s en s e o f mom en tum , o f c a fl fl fing , th a t d rov e S a fl- g ado to mo r e th an 100 coun t r fi e s fin th e fu r th e s t r e a ch e s o f th e g flob e . W end e r s , wo rk fing fin b fl a ck - and -wh fi t e , h fin t s th rough- ou t a t L e fl fi a ’ s fimpo r t an c e fin g round fing S a flg ado ’ s wo rk . H e a fl so fi flm s S a flg ado d fi s cu s s fing h fi s a r t , o f t en th rough a m a rv e flou s so r t o f d a rk room t e chn fiqu e ; S a flg ado app e a r s C ONTINUED ON P AGE 13