Prix Pictet Storm

The Prix Pictet is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading photography awards. Founded in 2008 by the Pictet Group, it seeks to harness the power of photography to draw global attention to critical sustainability issues. To date, the award has completed eleven cycles, each organized around a theme that highlights a distinct facet of sustainability. Storm is the theme of the eleventh cycle.

This book showcases the work of nominated photographers responding to the theme Storm. Through outstanding images, the publication explores the many dimensions of storms - environmental, social, and metaphorical.

In addition to the photography, the book features newly commissioned essays by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz and Mariana Mazzucato, offering insightful perspectives on the theme. It also includes an interview between Michael Benson and legendary Sir Don McCullin, reflecting on the power of photography in times of upheaval.

Storm is both a natural phenomenon and a metaphor for the unseen and relentless forces shaping our world today. As a theme, it speaks to the growing volatility of our age, encompassing environmental collapse, political upheaval, economic instability, and social unrest, where we seem forever poised on the brink of the next crisis. 

The theme challenges photographers to capture the raw energy and profound consequences of these turbulent times. Whether focusing on the devastation of climate disasters, displacement, or the simmering tensions within divided societies, Storm reveals not only disruption but also the generative force within, the possibility of transformation, renewal, and hope that emerges in its wake.