Pictet Group is Official Partner of Paris Photo — first Prix Pictet exhibition inside the Grand Palais
Pictet Group, the independent Geneva-based wealth and asset manager, has been named Official Partner of Paris Photo, the world’s leading international art fair dedicated to photography and image-based art, today announce a landmarknew partnership.
The collaboration brings together two entities united by a shared belief inthe enduring power of photography.
Paris Photo takes place at the magnificent Grand Palais in Paris, from 12 to 15 November (preview: 11 November). Prix Pictet will present a curated selection of works by past Prix Pictet Laureates in a dedicated and prominent booth.
The exhibition will demonstrate the exceptional quality and breadth of artistic vision that Prix Pictet has recognised since 2008, united by a shared engagement with the environmental and societal questions at the heart of the award.
"We are delighted to welcome Pictet as a new Official Partner of Paris Photo. For nearly two decades, Prix Pictet has championed artists whose work offers a perspective on some of the defining issues of our time. This artistic and intellectual commitment lies at the heart of what Paris Photo has supported and promoted for almost thirty years. We are particularly pleased to present, for the first time at the Grand Palais, a selection of works from Prix Pictet as part of an edition marked by the Bicentenary of Photography."
Winners of the Prix Pictet since 2008
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Alfredo JaarThe End2025
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Gauri Gill (winner)Notes from the Desert1999-ongoing
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Sally Mann (winner)Blackwater2008-2012
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Joana Choumali (winner)Ça va aller2016-2019
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Richard Mosse (winner)Heat Maps2016
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Valérie Belin (winner)Still Life2014
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Michael Schmidt (winner)Lebensmittel2006-2010
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Luc Delahaye (winner)Various works2008 – 2011
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Mitch Epstein (winner)American Power2003-2008
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Nadav Kander (winner)Yangtze, The Long River2006-2007
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Benoit Aquin (winner)The Chinese 'Dust Bowl'2006-2007
About the Prix Pictet
Every second year, the award focuses on a different theme that promotes discussion and debate on 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 with the goal of harnessing the power of photography to draw global attention to the critical issue of sustainability.
Entry to the award is strictly by nomination. The Prix Pictet maintains a network of over 350 nominators, who include critics, curators, and other specialists in photography. Since the award’s inception, more than 5,600 photographers have been nominated.
A prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs is awarded to the photographer who, in the opinion of the independent jury, has produced a series of work that is both artistically outstanding and presents a compelling narrative related to the current cycle’s theme.
To date, there have been eleven cycles of the award, each with its own theme highlighting a particular facet of sustainability.
Since 2008, the eleven cycles of the Prix Pictet have toured internationally with visitor numbers of over 1.5 million.
“Our partnership with Paris Photo is a natural extension of Pictet’s commitment to photography and the arts. Since launching the Prix Pictet in 2008, we have championed photography’s unique power to engage audiences with the most pressing sustainability challenges of our time. Supporting Paris Photo at the Grand Palais builds on that legacy. We are honoured to join forces with the world’s leading photography fair to help celebrate the impact and insight that photography brings to society.”