Poetry of Misery: The Visual Impact of "The Salt of the Earth"

An arresting image of famine by Sebastiao Salgado, subject of the documentary, "The Salt of the Earth." Photo Sebastian Salgado/Sony Pictures Classics

The Academy Award-nominated documentary "The Salt of the Earth" reaches U.S. theaters Friday, March 27. The film about the life and work of photographer Sebastian Salgado, who has created visually stunning images of human suffering, is co-directed by Salgado's son, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and acclaimed filmmaker Wim Wenders.

Read the New York Times Q&A with Salgado here. The New York Times' A.O. Scott  reviewed the film in December 2014.