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EXHIBITION
S
ometimesregardedasthe
world’sleadingprizefor
photography,thethemefor
thisyear’sPrixPictetcontest
was‘Hope’.Nowin itseighthcycle, 12
photographerswereshortlistedforthe
prize,andallarecurrentlyondisplayat
theV&A’sPorterGallery.
Thecompetitionwasfoundedbythe
PictetGroupin 2008.Onan18-month
cycle,theawardfocusesona themethat
promotesdiscussionanddebateonissues
of sustainability.Thewinner,whothisyear
is IvorianphotographerJoannaChoumali
forherseriesÇavaaller(it willbeok),
takeshomea heftyprizeof 100,
Swissfrancs(about£78,500).
ThePrixPictetexhibitiontoursthe
world,withshowsin over 12 countries,
includingJapan.Theshortlistedimagesarealsopublishedin bookform,with
extensivedocumentationof theworkby
eachof thephotographers,togetherwith
imagesfromthewidergroupof nominees
andessaysbyleadingwritersonthe
themeof theprize.
Diversityandinclusivityis important
toPrixPictet,andassuch,50%of
thenomineesarefemale– something
whichis stillrelativelyunusualamong
photographycompetitions.Nominees
comefrommanydifferentcountries,too,
withrepresentationfromBangladesh,Victoria and
Albert (V&A)
Museum,
Cromwell Road,
London, SW
2RL. Runs until
8 December.
Admission free.
Coted’Ivoire,Azerbaijan,USA,Ireland,
SouthAfricaandTheNetherlands.
Someof theworld’sleadingexponents
of thedocumentary,newsand
photojournalismgenrearerepresented
in theshortlist.Oneparticularhighlightis
Ireland’sIvorPrickettforhisseriesEndof
theCaliphate,whichwasfeaturedin the
11 August 2018 issueof AP.
There’salsosomebeautifulworkby
MargaretCourtney-Clarke,forherseries
CrySadnessintotheComingRain,aswell
assomeinterestingstill-lifestudiesby
RossMcDonnnellin hisseriesLimbs.
Overall,thisis a displaywhichshows
greatpoignancy,resilience,determination- thethemeof Hopeis incrediblyapt.
Consideringthisis a freeexhibition,there
is someextraordinaryworkondisplaythat
can’tfailtoinspireyou– it comesvery
highlyrecommended.
LookoutforZeldaCheatle’sFinal
Analysisontheworkof shortlisted
photographerAwoiskaVander
Molenin the 14 Decemberissue.
Prix Pictet
Hope
With an enormous cash prize for the winner, this
year’s Prix Pictet competition focuses on the theme
of Hope. Amy Davies discovers more
E Tjambiru and B Tjivinde dance on the road to flag down tourist buses, by Margaret Courtney-Clarke
‘Leading exponents of the
documentary, news and
photojournalism genre
are represented’
© IVOR PRICKETT
© MARGARET COURTNEY-CLARKE
© SHAHIDUL ALAM