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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

What Did Sebastiao Salgado Die of?

Sebastião Salgado died of complications from severe leukemia, which developed from a particularly aggressive case of malaria he contracted while working in Indonesia in 2010.The award-winning Brazilian documentary photographer and environmentalist passed away in Paris on May 23, 2025, at the age of 81.

 
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