LONDON.- The shortlist for the Third Prix Pictet, the world’s leading prize in photography and sustainability, is announced today. The theme for this year’s edition is Growth. The shortlisted artists are: Christian Als (Denmark) Edward Burtynsky (Canada) Stéphane Couturier (France) Mitch Epstein (US) Chris Jordan (US) Yeondoo Jung (Korea) Vera Lutter (Germany)
Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) Taryn Simon (US) Thomas Struth (Germany) Guy Tillim (South Africa) Michael Wolf (Germany) The winner will be announced by HE Kofi Annan at the award ceremony in Paris on Thursday 17 March 2011. A preview of the shortlisted photographers’ works is on show in an exhibition at Galerie Filles du Calvaire, Paris, until 29 November 2010. The shortlist was chosen by an independent jury from submissions by over 450 photographers from five continents, put forward by the Prix Pictet worldwide network of nominators. The eight-member jury cons