Harnessing the power of photography to draw global attention to issues of sustainability.
The Prix Pictet is the world’s leading award for photography and sustainability. It was founded in 2008 by the Pictet Group to draw global attention to the critical issue of sustainability. To date, the ten cycles of the photography award have toured internationally, attracting over 1 million visitors.
In Focus
Sebastião Salgado at Photo London 2025
For Photo London 2025, the Prix Pictet is collaborating with Polka Galerie, Paris, on a special display of platinum prints from the series Genesis by Sebastião Salgado, who has a long association with both the Prix Pictet and Photo London.
Human exhibition in Verona
Human will be on view at Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Verona from 8 February until 2 March 2025.
Vanessa Winship: Sweet Nothings
Through her evocative black-and-white imagery, Prix Pictet shortlisted photographer Vanessa Winship explores themes of memory, belonging, and the fragile nature of identity. In today’s documentary and podcast episode, she reflects on her deeply human approach to storytelling, sharing how she sees beyond the surface to forge profound connections with the people and places she photographs.
Human shortlist
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Hoda AfsharSpeak the Wind2015–2020
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Gera ArtemovaWar Diary2022
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Ragnar AxelssonWhere the World Is Melting2013-2022
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Alessandro CinquePeru, a Toxic State2017-2023
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Siân DaveyThe Garden2021-2023
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Federico Ríos EscobarPaths of Desperate Hope2022
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Gauri Gill (winner)Notes from the Desert1999-ongoing
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Michał ŁuczakExtraction2016-2023
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Yael MartínezLuciérnaga (Firefly)2019-2023
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Richard RenaldiDisturbed Harmonies2022-2023
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Vanessa WinshipSweet Nothings: Schoolgirls of Eastern Anatolia2007
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Vasantha YogananthanMystery Street2022