Photography has always played an important role in bringing to light people, places and situations that might otherwise go unseen. That’s part of the thinking behind the Prix Pictet – a prestigious award set up by the Pictet Group in 2008, which champions photographers who place issues of sustainability and the environment at the centre of their work. The shortlist for the sixth edition has just been announced (click here to compare them with last year’s contenders). Work by the 12 artists will tour the world for 18 months, starting at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris where Kofi Annan will announce the winner on 12 November. Who do you think should win?
Ilit Azoulay, born Jaffa 1972, lives and works Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
Valérie Belin, born Boulogne-Billancourt 1964, lives and works Paris, France
Matthew Brandt, born Los Angeles 1982, lives and works Los Angeles, USA
Maxim Dondyuk, born Polyan’ 1983, lives and works Nova Kabovka, Ukraine
Alixandra Fazzina, born London 1974, lives and works London, UK
Ori Gersht, born Tel Aviv 1967, lives and works London, UK
John Gossage, born New York 1946, lives and works Washington DC, USA
Pieter Hugo, born Johannesburg 1976, lives and works Cape Town, South Africa
Gideon Mendel, born Johannesburg 1959, lives and works London, UK
Sophie Ristelhueber, born Paris 1949, lives and works Paris, France
Brent Stirton, born Durban 1969, lives and works New York, USA
Yang Yongliang, born Shanghai 1980, lives and works Shanghai, China
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