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Synopsis

A collaborative project between the Prix Pictet and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, focusing on the work of thirty internationally recognized photographers from twenty-four countries.

Co-editors William A. Ewing and Elisa Rusca decided to select thirty photographers from the 5,000 or so artists who have been nominated since the award was founded in 2008. Adopting a broad definition of humanitarian photography, they looked for work with a visible humanitarian impulse and attributes such as care, dignity and empathy.

The result is a diverse, stimulating and, at times, surprising visual display that is very different from the 'breaking news' images we often associate with humanitarian action. What sets these photographs apart? An unerring sense of compassion. This compelling collection underlines the power of contemporary photography to move us and inspire positive change in the world.

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À propos des auteurs

William A. Ewing has been an author, lecturer, curator of photography, and museum director for more than fifty years. His many publications on photography include The Body: Photographs of the Human Form, Civilization: The Way We Live Now, Edward Burtynsky: Essential Elements, and Flora Photographica: The Flower in Contemporary Photography.

Elisa Rusca is an art historian, writer, and curator. She is currently director of exhibitions and collections at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva.

Michael Benson is a journalist, filmmaker, and artist. His work has been published in the New York Times, the Atlantic, Rolling Stone, and the Nation.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

A collaborative project between the Prix Pictet and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, focusing on the work of thirty internationally recognized photographers from twenty-four countries.

Co-editors William A. Ewing and Elisa Rusca decided to select thirty photographers from the 5,000 or so artists who have been nominated since the award was founded in 2008. Adopting a broad definition of humanitarian photography, they looked for work with a visible humanitarian impulse and attributes such as care, dignity and empathy.

The result is a diverse, stimulating and, at times, surprising visual display that is very different from the 'breaking news' images we often associate with humanitarian action. What sets these photographs apart? An unerring sense of compassion. This compelling collection underlines the power of contemporary photography to move us and inspire positive change in the world.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.