Ushirikiano: Building a Sustainable Future in Kenya's Northern Rangelands
| 18 November 2011 |
The third Prix Pictet Commission The Prix Pictet Commission is an invitation for one of the photographers, shortlisted for the Prix Pictet, to produce a series of photographs in a region where Pictet & Cie is supporting a sustainability project related to the theme of the award. |
 Ushirikiano features photographs that Chris Jordan made on a fieldtrip to Northern Kenya where Pictet is helping the Tusk Trust develop the Nakuprat-Gotu Conservancy – an initiative, led by tribal Elders, which aims to bring peace and prosperity to a region ravaged by violence and the vagaries of climate change.
Jordan's photographs both document the problems – particularly the poaching of elephants for their tusks – and celebrate the heroes and triumphs of what he calls a ‘quiet revolution’ aimed at building a sustainable future for this community. |
