ThePhotoVogue Festival, the first conscious fashion photography festival that focuses on the common ground between ethics and aesthetics, returns for its eighth edition.
From March 6th to 9th, 2025, BASE Milano will host a series of exhibitions and talks analysing the interrelation between humans and Nature, and the relations of kinship we can create with animals, complemented by satellite events at the city’s finest galleries.
Ahead ofRichard Mosses lectio magistralis, thePhotoVogue Festivalwill host a special conversation betweenAlessia Glaviano and Isabelle von Ribbentrop, Executive Director of Prix Pictet, offering a deeper look into theworlds leading award for photography and sustainability.Founded in2008 by the Pictet Group, thePrix Pictetaims to harness the power of photographyacross all genrestodraw global attention to critical sustainability issues, particularly those concerning the environment.
Thursday 4 July, Arles. The directors of the Prix Pictet and Les Rencontres d’Arles are hosting a cocktail reception at the Hôtel Particulier d’Arles to celebrate the announcement of the new theme and the launch of the book Human.Kind., a collaboration between the Prix Pictet and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva.Prior to the presentation at the Théâtre Antique of the work of Gauri Gill, the tenth winner of the Prix Pictet, Isabelle von Ribbentrop, Executive Director of the Prix Pictet, announced that the theme of the eleventh cycle is Storm.
Over its ten cycles, the award has spotlighted photographers whose work not only exhibits artistic excellence but also conveys urgent narratives about our planets fragile state.
With aprestigious web connection of over 300 nominators worldwide, the Prix Pictet has received more than5,000 nominations, with its exhibitions traveling to major cities and engaging overone million visitors globally.
The awards100,000 CHF prizehas been granted to photographers whose series exemplify both artistic mastery and a profound message on sustainability.
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Past winners includeBenoit Aquin, Nadav Kander, Mitch Epstein, Luc Delahaye, Michael Schmidt, Valerie Belin, Richard Mosse, Joana Choumali, Sally Mann, and Gauri Gill.Each cycle of the Prix Pictet also results in a beautifully curated book, ensuring the selected works reach a broad audience and further the conversation on sustainability through the lens of photography.
This conversation will offer unique insight into thePrix Pictets impact, its commitment to using visual storytelling as a tool for change, and its role in shaping global discourse on the environment.
For more about the PhotoVogue Festival 2025, check out:All you’re gonna wanna know about the PhotoVogue Festival 2025
