Prix Pictet contest looks at issues of sustainability

Benoit Aquin has been awarded the first prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs (about $US85,000) as winner of the 2008 Prix Pictet. It is, as far as I know, the largest financial prize in any photographic competition.

The competition aims to highlight environmental issues and this year’s theme asked contestants to focus on “water”. Photographers can only participate after receiving an invitation from the nominations panel and eighteen were eventually shortlisted.

Francis Hodgson, chairman of the judging panel, introduces some of the shortlisted images on the BBC web site including Benoit Aquin’s images from a “dust bowl” China, huge areas turned into a virtual desert as a result of intense arable farming.

Many thanks to my friend Masher for sending me the link.

Posted on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 1:00 pm. Filed under: Competitions Tags: prix pictet RSS 2.0 feed.

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