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October 19, 2009
Prix Pictet photography prize finalists
Nigeria, 2004 © Ed Kashi © Prix Pictet Ltd. 2009
Twelve outstanding photographers have been chosen as finalists for this year's Prix Pictet competition. Lens Culture offers a visual review of more than 30 of the shortlisted photos. The annual prize (£60,000, or $97,000), will be awarded to the photographer who has created the strongest work related to the theme of environmental sustainability. Be sure to check out our high-resolution slideshow of the finalists, here in Lens Culture.
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Additional note: There are excellent, in-depth reviews with slideshows of each of the Prix Pictet finalists, written by Diederik Meijer in The Black Snapper blog.




The image shown is what drew me into the blog. I like a light color range, airy and atmospheric feel to landscape photographs. The way the woman is walking on the beams with an umbrella seems very heavenly. I feel that she is on a mission and extremely powerful.