Benoit Aquin
Benoit Aquin
For those who have not heard of it yet, Prix Pictet is the premier international photography competition focusing on the environment and sustainability. Founded in 2008 by Pictet & Cie, it rewards the most outstanding photographers based on the annual theme–one with CHF 100,000 and another with a photo commission (the honor aptly named the Commission). Past themes look at Water, Earth, Growth, and Power; this year’s contest focuses on Consumption. Above are excerpts from Benoit Aquin, Prix Pictet’s first winner. Unlike the other photographers in the Water cycle, Aquin insightfully opts to avoid photographing water altogether, instead capturing a desiccated region in northern China in his portfolio The Chinese ‘Dust Bowl. Through images of the devastation caused by absence of the natural resource, he elegantly and concisely articulates water’s often overlooked value.
PS: On a less somber note, if you can figure out the origin the post title quote, extra nerd points. Hint: not Captain Planet.
