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Family
As we attach more and more value to independent success and less to the family, are we losing accountability for our actions to the planet? How has art and photography represented these tribes over history and what can we learn from them? Join... -
Tradition
As the world faces upheaval in the uprooting of statues, culture wars and industrial globalisation, we ask, what is happening to tradition in art, media and urban communities? How does photography capture all of this? Guests include... -
Mortality
Can photography help process mortality? Throughout history, humans have been obsessed with eternal life. But death is inevitable, a natural part of life. Photography helps us process our own mortality and remember those who are gone. It reminds us of… -
The City
Are cities sustainable? As many look beyond the city as they look beyond the pandemic, this episode takes a photographic look at cities and space, and the changing role everything from finance to culture is going to play in some of the most iconic... -
Plant-Based World
How does the natural world influence the way we look at the broader question of sustainability? In this episode we explore our symbiotic relationship with the plant-based world through photography, industrial production, and of course, the mighty... -
Fire – new theme of the ninth Prix Pictet
After the plague comes fire. Over the last years, we have seen an outbreak of catastrophic fires across the world. In its untamed form, fire wreaks terrible destruction, yet it has long been associated to renewal and rebirth. Listen to... -
Hope: Don McCullin, Valerie Belin, Angie Hobbs
Is there hope? Photographers Don McCullin and Valerie Belin, and Angie Hobbs, professor of the public understanding of philosophy, ask if photography can save us. More information here: https://donmccullin.com/ https://valeriebelin.com/... -
Conflict: with Ross McDonnell, Funmi Iyanda, Lionel Barber
Can photography combat conflict? Photographer Ross McDonnell, journalist and producer Funmi Iyanda and editor Lionel Barber consider horror, banality and beauty. More information here: http://rossmcdonnell.com/ http://funmiiyanda.com/funmi/... -
Consumption: with Mandy Barker, Tiffany Jenkins, Catherine Flood
Can we ever be satisfied? Photographer Mandy Barker, sociologist Tiffany Jenkins and Catherine Flood, curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, consider how photography feeds our appetites. More information: https://www.mandy-barker.com/... -
Displacement: with Elif Shafak, Gideon Mendel, Jillian Edelstein
Can a photograph capture the complexity of displacement? Writer and activist Elif Shafak and photographers Gideon Mendel and Jillian Edelstein discuss the role of photography in today's displacement crisis. More information here: ...
Prix Pictet: A Lens on Sustainability
By Prix Pictet
Can photography save us from ourselves? Leading photographers consider the power of the photograph to explore the urgent environmental and social issues facing humanity today. From the Prix Pictet, the leading global photography prize on sustainability.
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