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Find out what the world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures really think, as they talk about their lives for thirty minutes on The Interview.

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A half hour interview with interesting and prominent people from around the world with a great range of interests and opinions. Each week, one person is put under the spotlight by either Owen Bennett-Jones or Carrie Gracie, the two presenters on The Interview.  

They explore topical issues, personal motivation and interviewee's hopes and fears. The style is informal and conversational, but at times searching and combative when required.

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The Interview Archive: 24/04/2010 Sebastiao Salgado: Sebastiao Salgado, Photographer

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24/04/2010 Sebastiao Salgado

24/04/2010 Sebastiao Salgado: Sebastiao Salgado, Photographer

Sebastiao Salgado, Photographer

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Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado on the social changes of our time.

Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado talks to Carrie Gracie about how he uses his pictures to tell the big story of the social changes of our time.

The Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado has become well known over the past 25 years for his epic images of people living on the margins. 

He trained as an economist before being captivated by photography and has concentrated on major projects focusing on workers, migration and now the environment. 

He tells Carrie Gracie that he uses his pictures to tell the bigger story of the social changes of our time.

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