I bought the Guardian newspaper on Saturday and immediately noticed two things a) the price had gone up again (grumble, grumble), and b) there was a feature on the very famous photographer, Sebastiao Salgado. It turns out that Salgado has started a new project, simply called Genesis, in which he is seeking out places that are still as pristine as they were in primeval times, places that provide hope. The results of this project will be published in the Guardian’s Weekend magazine over the next eight years. There’s an interview with Salgado and 13 photos from the project on the Guardian Unlimited website.

“Yes, we may already have destroyed 50% of the planet, but Salgado wants to show us what we have left, and what we stand to lose if we don’t take care. “In the end, the only heritage we have is our planet, and I have decided to go to the most pristine places on the planet and photograph them in the most honest way I know, with my point of view, and of course it is in black and white, because it is the only thing I know how to do. I want to see if I can put a kind of virginity in these pictures, if you can say that, and to show 100% respect to nature and the animals.”

Website: Guardian Unlimited - Salgado