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Prix Pictet 2010 Winners Announced

18 March 2011

US Photographers Mitch Epstein wins 100,000 dollar Prix Pictet
40,000 dollar Pictet Commission goes to Chris Jordan

Kofi Annan, Honorary President of the Prix Pictet, announced this evening, Thursday 17 March 2011, Mitch Epstein as the winner of the third Prix Pictet photography prize for environmental sustainability.

 

The prize is sponsored by the Swiss bank, Pictet & Cie, with a value of 100,000 Swiss Francs (100,000 dollars, £65,000, €80,000).

The announcement was made at the opening of an exhibition of the works of the 12 shortlisted photographers at the Paris gallery, Passage de Retz.

Jacques de Saussure, Senior Partner of Pictet, awarded the 40,000 Swiss Francs (40,000 dollars, €30,000) commission to the US photographer Chris Jordan to undertake a field trip to Northern Kenya where Pictet & Cie is currently supporting the work of the environmental charity, the Tusk Trust.

 

The two photographers were selected from a shortlist of twelve, namely Christian Als, Edward Burtynsky, Stéphane Couturier, Mitch Epstein, Chris Jordan, Yeondoo Jung,Vera Lutter, Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo, Taryn Simon, Thomas Struth, Guy Tillim and Michael Wolf. Both Burtynsky and Jordan have previously been shortlisted for the Prix Pictet. 

 

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The winners

Mitch Epstein (USA, 1952) 
Nominated for American Power, 2003-2008

See his works on Prix Pictet website

 

Chris Jordan (USA, 1963) 
Nominated for Midway: Message from the Gyre, 2009

See his works on Prix Pictet website

 

Useful information

Exhibition and Tour
A selection of works from the portfolios of each shortlisted artist are being shown in Paris at the Passage de Retz from 18 March to 16 April 2011. The Prix Pictet will continue showing in international venues throughout 2011, including confirmed venues in Thessaloniki (Museum of Photography); Zurich (Galerie Christophe Guye, 26 May – 14 June), Milan (Galerie Carla Sozzani, 8 June – 31 July), London (Diemar/Noble, October), Dubai (Empty Quarter, October) and Madrid (Jardin Botanico, (October 2011 – January 2012). Further proposals from major international galleries are currently under consideration. 

Book
The prize is complemented by Growth, the book of the third prize. Growth is published by teNeues and includes the work of the 12 shortlisted artists and others nominated for the third Prix Pictet. 

Prix Pictet at the Arles Photography Festival
Later this year the Prix Pictet will collaborate with Les Rencontres d'Arles in a major presentation in the Théâtre Antique, Arles, during the opening week of the festival on Thursday 7 July 2011.