Opening the Lens to Sustainability

Ed kashi -Nigeria, 2006 Series: Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta

The Prix Pictet is an award presented each year by former head of the U.N. and Prix Pictet Honorary President Kofi Annan. The prize symbolizes the best in combining artistic photography with contemporary sustainability issues. From deforestation to famine the award recognizes images that hope to inspire compassion and action aimed at educating the world on the scars being left on the face of the world by humanity.