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Podcasts · 03 Feb 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.

Podcasts · 18 Jul 2024

Omar Victor Diop: Diaspora

Named by the New York Times as one of the ‘cultural shapers of Africa’s cultural renaissance’. Prix Pictet nominated photographer Omar Victor Diop examines the interplay between African and diasporic experiences through his photography, knitting together the past and present in bold, color-block images. In this special mini-documentary and podcast, Diop shares a glimpse into his photography production, his creative journey towards self-portraiture, and the homage he pays to Black protests across eras and countries by embodying historical figures.

Podcasts · 11 Dec 2023

Richard Renaldi: Disturbed Harmonies

Acclaimed for his thought provoking and intimate portraits that explore themes of identity, intimacy and the complexities of human relationships, Renaldi's latest body of work mixes portraits of men and landscapes in striking diptychs inspired by George Perkins Marsh coined term 'Nature's harmonies'.

Podcasts · 26 Sep 2023

Ragnar Axelsson: Where the World Is Melting

For over 40 years, Prix Pictet Human shortlisted photographer Ragnar Axelsson has been photographing Iceland, Siberia, and Greenland, documenting how climate change is profoundly altering the environment and the lives of people in the Arctic.

Podcasts · 17 Jul 2023

Federico Ríos Escobar: Paths Of Desperate Hope

The new podcast series on the theme Human features shorlisted photographer Federico Ríos Escobar, who aims to shed light on the often overlooked stories from his own country, emphasising the importance of caring for others. His focus is on capturing the causes of migration and the challenges faced by immigrants as they navigate the treacherous Darién Gap. The photographer expresses a desire to give a human face to the immigrants, emphasising that they are risking everything for the bare necessities of life.

Podcasts · 08 Jun 2023

Yvonne de Rosa on Artemisia Gentileschi

In today's episode, Italian photographer Yvonne de Rosa presents her thought-provoking series, ‘Inquisita’. With her artwork being on the cover of our latest publication Collage, de Rosa was inspired by the rape trial endured by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi in the 17th Century. Her photography features young inmates from a juvenile detention center in Naples, Italy.

Podcasts · 17 May 2023

Rut Blees Luxembourg on urban forests

German-born, London-based urban landscape photographer Rut Blees Luxemburg joins us in this episode where we discuss urban forests and the secrets of the Silver Birch, an exceptional tree revered for its resilience to pollution and extreme temperatures. Featured in our latest publication Collage, she explores the captivating tree in her series Silver Forest and the idea that nature is a welcome respite from the chaos of city life.

Podcasts · 05 May 2023

Julia Fullerton-Batten on 'Contortions'

Acclaimed London-based Prix Pictet nominated photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten joins us in this episode where we delve into the different facets of women she explores through her lens, often inspired by episodes of her own life. Featured in our latest publication Collage, we discuss the behind-the-scenes of her series 'Contortions', giving us a glimpse of her highly-creative productions.

Podcasts · 19 Apr 2023

Polly Braden on single-parent families

London-based Prix Pictet nominated photographer Polly Braden joins us in this episode where we discuss 'Holding the Baby', her series featured in Collage, Prix Pictet's latest publication. A 2-year long documentary project, she highlights through her lens the distinctive culture of solo parenting in the UK, where almost nine out of 10 single-parent families are headed by women, half of them raising their children in relative poverty.

Podcasts · 13 Apr 2023

Resilience and vulnerability: Claudia Jaguaribe on nature's paradox

Prix Pictet Brazilian photographer Claudia Jaguaribe joins us in this episode to discuss the paradoxes of her native city, Rio de Janeiro, in her photography. Featured in our latest publication Collage, Claudia’s images represent a fragile yet resilient nature seeking to survive in inhospitable environments.

Podcasts · 26 Mar 2023

Heather Agyepong on cultural representation

What is the impact of images on mental health? Prix Pictet British-Ganaian photographer Heather Agyepong joins us in this episode to discuss culture representation in the media and its impact on mental health. Featured in our latest publication Collage, Heather's performance and photography is layered with symbolism, igniting a conversation on the boundaries of one's self both in real and imagined realities.

Podcasts · 24 Mar 2023

Environment and anxieties: Laura El-Tantawy

Egyptian Prix Pictet nominated photographer Laura El-Tantawy joins us in this episode to discuss the growing issue of humanity’s relationship with nature and its impact on health. Her series 'I'll Die For You', featured in our latest publication Collage, sheds light on the national catastrophe of farmers committing suicide in India.

Podcasts · 17 Feb 2023

Women and fertility: Floriane de Lassée

Today, we are delighted to be joined by Prix Pictet nominated artist Floriane de Lassée, who shares with us her passion for the female body, a recurring theme in her work. Featured in our latest Collage publication, her images subtly tackle the sensitive subject of infertility, and the ethical challenges procreation technologies may represent.

Podcasts · 14 Feb 2023

Magnum Collaboration: Carla Rippey and Yael Martinez

Join celebrated Mexican photographers, Prix Pictet shortlisted artist Carla Rippey, and Magnum photographer Yael Martinez, as they explore the richness of Mexico and the social issues its communities are facing, in this episode developed in collaboration with Magnum Photos.

Podcasts · 16 Jan 2023

Magnum Collaboration: Valerie Belin & Lua Ribeira

Join celebrated female photographers Valerie Belin and Lua Ribeira as they explore the female body in photography in this special episode developed in collaboration with Magnum Photos.

Podcasts · 09 Dec 2022

Women in Photography

An homage to women in photography, this podcast interviews nominated and shortlisted Prix Pictet' women photographers featured in its latest publication, Collage. Keeping with the theme of sustainability, we explore the power of the photograph to tackle urgent social and environmental issues facing humanity today.

Podcasts · 23 Nov 2022

The Feminine Sublime: Maryam Eisler and Brandei Estes

Iranian Prix Pictet nominator and photographer Maryam Eisler describes the undercurrent linking all her work as the feminine sublime - a consistent exploration of sensuality and the female gaze.

Podcasts · 28 Sep 2022

Wonder Beirut: Joana Hadjithomas and Khlail Joreige

How do we make images in a country where chaos and ruins are prevalent? How do we report, not only on traces of war, but also on what war and disaster do to the image itself?

Podcasts · 08 Aug 2022

Ukraine: Maxim Dondyuk

As the world faces the geopolitical and economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, previously shortlisted Prix Pictet photographer Maxim Dondyuk has documented the devastating destruction of his home country.

Podcasts · 11 Jul 2022

Rencontres d'Arles: Sally Mann

Leading photographers consider the power of the photograph to explore the urgent environmental and social issues facing humanity today. From the Prix Pictet, the leading global photography prize on sustainability.

Podcasts · 20 Jun 2022

Photo London: David Uzochukwu and Margaret Courtney Clarke

In a very rare occasion, today’s episode brings together two Prix Pictet shortlisted photographers, from two separate Prix Pictet cycles, in conversation with our Executive Director, Isabelle von Ribbentrop.

Podcasts · 06 Jun 2022

Magnum Collaboration: Great Women in Photography

Join celebrated female photographers Cristina de Middel and Olivia Arthur as they explore this and much more in this special episode developed in collaboration with Magnum Photos.

Podcasts · 29 May 2022

Prix Pictet Podcast “Mark Ruwedel: LA Fires”

Podcasts · 16 May 2022

Venice Biennale: Ilit Azoulay

Podcasts · 03 May 2022

The Prophecy: Fabrice Monteiro

Podcasts · 30 Mar 2022

Judging Fire: Jeff Rosenheim

How do you judge fire? Leading photographers consider the power of the photograph to explore the urgent environmental and social issues facing humanity today. From the Prix Pictet, the leading global photography prize on sustainability.

Podcasts · 12 Jan 2022

Regeneration

Regeneration is the process of renewal, restoration. Something the world is in desperate need of right now. A restoration of hope, a renewal of our physical selves, a regeneration of art and artists. Can we still dream? Can we still imagine the future with positive optimism?

Podcasts · 05 Jan 2022

Workspace

We spend about 10,000 days of our lives working. Over half of the world population, over 3.3 billion people, is currently in paid employment. But what we do for a salary, how we do it and crucially where we do it is facing the biggest upheaval in a century.

Podcasts · 29 Dec 2021

Food

The hungry human loves to look at food, relish its appearance. And while the process of food production is often depicted as wholesome, the food chain is something the end consumer knows little about in reality. Is our relationship with food unhealthy?

Podcasts · 22 Dec 2021

Oceans

Over 70% of the earth is covered in water and 70% of global trade passes over the planet’s five oceans. We know the ocean and its creatures, which have long featured in our myths and our popular culture.

Podcasts · 15 Dec 2021

Power

In the 19th century it was Thomas A. Edison no less who said “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy”, but what does power mean for sustainability in the 21st century?

Podcasts · 26 Nov 2021

Special Edition: Nadav Kander

Can photography save us from ourselves? Leading photographers consider the power of the photograph to explore the urgent environmental and social issues facing humanity today. From the Prix Pictet, the leading global photography prize on sustainability.

Podcasts · 12 Nov 2021

Special Edition: War and Photography with Lionel Barber and Funmi Iyanda

Podcasts · 29 Oct 2021

Special Edition: Joana Choumali

Podcasts · 19 Dec 2020

Family

Podcasts · 12 Dec 2020

Tradition

Podcasts · 05 Dec 2020

Mortality

Podcasts · 28 Nov 2020

The City

Podcasts · 21 Nov 2020

Plant-Based World

Podcasts · 14 Nov 2020

Fire – new theme of the ninth Prix Pictet

Podcasts · 12 Nov 2019

Consumption

Can we ever be satisfied? Photographer Mandy Barker, sociologist Tiffany Jenkins and Catherine Flood, curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, consider how photography feeds our appetites.

Podcasts · 12 Nov 2019

Hope

Is there hope? Photographers Don McCullin and Valerie Belin, and Angie Hobbs, professor of the public understanding of philosophy, ask if photography can save us.

Podcasts · 12 Nov 2019

Displacement

Can a photograph capture the complexity of displacement? Writer and activist Elif Shafak and photographers Gideon Mendel and Jillian Edelstein discuss the role of photography in today's displacement crisis.

Podcasts · 12 Nov 2019

Conflict

Can photography combat conflict? Photographer Ross McDonnell, journalist and producer Funmi Iyanda and editor Lionel Barber consider horror, banality and beauty.

Podcasts · 05 Nov 2019

Photography as Witness

What happens when we take a photo? Explore our “ocular era” with photographers Nadav Kander and Hannah Starkey, and curator Jeff Rosenheim of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.