The Prix Pictet is the leading global award in photography and sustainability. In addition to the global exhibition tour that accompanies each cycle of the prize, the Prix Pictet produces a high-quality photo book featuring the work of the shortlisted artists together with images from the wider pool of nominated photographers. This special 2022 edition of the Prix Pictet publication aims to empower contemporary female photographers, exploring how they address issues of sustainability through their work with a special focus on the intersectional relationship between gender inequality and the most urgent environmental and social problems facing the planet today. It will showcase the recent work on the theme of sustainability of up to 60 female photographers who have been shortlisted or nominated for the prize. These images will be edited by guest editor, Fiona Shields, Head of Photography at the Guardian.
Author Biography
The Pictet Group is a leading asset and wealth management firm with a presence in 30 financial centres in 19 countries. The Pictet Group is owned and managed by eight managing partners and further 40 equity partners. In 2008, the partners of the Pictet Group created the Prix Pictet prize to draw worldwide attention to and stimulate action on issues of sustainability through the medium of photography. Isabelle von Ribbentrop is Executive Director of the Prix Pictet. Fiona Shields has over twenty years' picture editing experience across a range of newspaper titles. She was picture editor of the Guardian for ten years before taking up the role of head of Photography for the Guardian News and Media Group. Throughout her career she has been involved in the coverage of some of the most historic news stories of our time.
