Photo Museum Ireland is currently hosting Prix Pictet Human, the latest exhibition from the world's leading award for photography and sustainability.
Founded in 2008 by the Pictet Group, the goal of the award is harnessing the power of photography to draw attention to the critical issue of global sustainability.
To date, there have been ten cycles of the award, each with its own theme highlighting a particular aspect of sustainability. This will be the ninth year that Prix Pictet has toured to Photo Museum Ireland.
(Photographer: Yael Martínez, Mexico)
The current cycle, Prix Pictet Human, showcases the work of twelve outstanding photographers shortlisted for the award. Their work constitutes a powerful exploration of the various facets of the theme Human.
a ritual dance to the goddess Pachamama. Mines often contaminate both land
and cattle with toxic metals, while ancient traditions disappear.
(Photographer: Alessandro Cinque, Italy/Peru)
In their own unique way, each of the shortlisted photographers explores our shared humanity and the vast spectrum of our interactions with the world.
(Gera Artemova, Ukraine)
The shortlisted portfolios span documentary, portraiture, landscape, and studies of light and process, and explore issues ranging from the plight of Indigenous peoples, conflict, childhood, the collapse of economic processes, to the traces of human habitation and industrial development, gang violence, border lands, and migration.
Their work evaluates our role as stewards of the planet and sheds light on the critical issues of global sustainability, a central concern of the Prix Pictet since its inception fifteen years ago.
Prix Pictet Human is at Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin until 20th April 2025 - find out more here.
