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Photographers galore!

I noticed that other “Best Documentaries on Photographers” articles were too broad for my liking.

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They were not purely about photographers and instead veered into photography. Some even had sculpturists in there (Photography and Sculpturists deserve there own list of docs!.

So, I decided to craft this list. It’s PURELY about photographers.

Enjoy!

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1) The Salt of the Earth

“Salt of the Earth”, a 2014 biographical documentary by Wim Wenders (of “Paris, Texas”) and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, magnifies the life and lens of Brazilian photographer, Sebastião Salgado. Cannes, San Sebastián, Tromsø.

Sebastião’s journey? An economist in Paris, a gift – a camera from Lélia, his wife – pivots his path in 1973.

News photography evolves into profound documentaries. South America’s untouched territories – like the almost untouched lives of the Zo’é tribe.

SEBASTIÃO: “It’s distribution, not