Sally Mann Wins 9th Prix Pictet, the Global Award in Photography and Sustainability
American artist Sally Mann was announced yesterday evening (Wednesday 15 December 2021) as the winner of the 9th cycle of the Prix Pictet, the global award in photography and sustainability. The winner receives a cash prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs (£82,000, USD109,000). The announcement, at a ceremony at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, marks the opening of a major exhibition showcasing the 12 photographic series shortlisted for the prize. Each of the shortlisted bodies of work explores the topical theme of ‘Fire’, the focus of this cycle of the award. Sally Mann (b. 1951) is known for her photographs of intimate and familiar subjects rendered both sublime…
Photography – TED Talk – ‘The Silent Drama of Photography’ – Sebastião Salgado
It’s time for another inspirational photographic TED talk. We feature ones that we feel our readers will particularly enjoy. This week this talk is entitled “The Silent Drama of Photography” and it’s by Sebastião Salgado. “Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay. Here, he tells a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking images from his latest work, Genesis, which documents the world’s forgotten people and places”. Source TED. To take a look…
