Salgado’s “Amazônia” Shows What’s at Stake at COP26
By
Mariana Reina
A new exhibit at the London Science Museum features moving images of an ecosystem under threat.
LONDON – Leaders from over 200 countries are currently converging on the Scottish city of Glasgow to respond to the threat of climate change. Crucial to the United Nations’ 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) summit, and its goal of limiting global warming, is the Amazon rainforest, the world’s largest carbon sink. Three hundred and fifty miles south, in London, a new photography exhibit depicts the richness, power and fragility of this unique ecosystem. “Amazônia,” a collection of photos curated by Leila Wanick, masterfully distills seven years of photography by Sebastião...
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