When I first got Salgado's book "Workers" several years back I was put off by the contrast and grain of the images. Today thou as I look at the photographs I am struck by the graphic beauty of the work. The grain, contrast along with the compostion of the b/w photographs work so well together. Salgado is creating an alternate reality that speaks to his voice on the subjects he photographs. The b/w, the grain and the contrast seperate the work from the reality they were shot in but by doing so he has constructed a new reality a better reality in a way, a expression of his artistic understanding of the true reality of his subject.
