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Today, we're delighted to welcome urban landscape photographer Rut Blees Luxemburg who shares with us the secrets of the Silver Birch, an exceptional tree revered for its resilience to pollution and extreme temperatures. Featured in our latest publication Collage, she explores the captivating tree in her series Silver Forest, and discusses the idea that nature is a welcome respite from the chaos of city life.

We are honoured to be joined by acclaimed London-based Prix Pictet nominated photographer Julia Fullerton Batten, who explores the different facets of women through her lens, often inspired by episodes of her own life. Featured in our latest publication Collage, we delve into the behind-the-scenes of her series 'Contortions', giving us a glimpse of her highly-creative productions.  

What is the impact of images on mental health? Prix Pictet British-Ganaian photographer Heather Agyepong joins us in this episode to discuss culture representation in the media and its impact on mental health. Featured in our latest publication Collage, Heather's performance and photography is layered with symbolism to illicit a conversation about the boundaries of how we see ourselves both in real and imagined realities.   

Prix Pictet Brazilian photographer Claudia Jaguaribe joins us in this episode to discuss the paradoxes of her native city, Rio de Janeiro, in her photography. Featured in our latest publication Collage, Claudia’s images represent a fragile yet resilient nature seeking to survive in inhospitable environments.  

London based Prix Pictet nominated photographer Polly Braden joins us in this episode where we discuss 'Holding the Baby', her series featured in Collage, Prix Pictet's latest publication. A 2-year long documentary project, she hightlights through her lens the distinctive culture of solo parenting in the UK.  

Egyptian Prix Pictet nominated photographer Laura El-Tantawy joins us in this episode to discuss the growing issue of humanity’s relationship with nature and its impact on health. Her series 'I'll Die For You', featured in our latest publication Collage, sheds light on the national catastrophe of farmers committing suicide in India.

Today, we are delighted to be joined by Prix Pictet nominated artist Floriane de Lassée, who shares with us her passion for the female body, a recurring theme in her work. Featured in our latest Collage publication, her images subtly tackle the sensitive subject of infertility, and the ethical challenges procreation technologies may represent.  

Join celebrated Mexican photographers, Prix Pictet shortlisted artist Carla Rippey, and Magnum photographer Yael Martinez, as they explore the richness of Mexico and the social issues its communities are facing, in this episode developed in collaboration with Magnum Photos. The episode is moderated by Patricia Gonzales Ramirez, director of the board of patronage of the Museum of Modern Art Mexico. This podcast is part of the ‘Magnum Photos X Prix Pictet: In Dialogue’ a series of talks which celebrate the 75th anniversary of Magnum Photos across the world.  

Today, we bring you an on-location interview directly from Paris Photo fair, where Prix Pictet nominated artist Penelope Umbrico shares the vision behind her series 'TV's from Craigslist', featured in the latest Prix Pictet's publication Collage: Women in Photography, exploring e-waste and mass-consumerism issues. 

Join celebrated female photographers Valerie Belin and Lua Ribeira as they explore the female body in photography in this special episode developed in collaboration with Magnum Photos. This episode is hosted by Prix Pictet executive director, Isabelle von Ribbentrop.  Held live to an audience at Magnum Photos gallery in Paris during Paris Photo in November, this podcast is part of the ‘Magnum Photos X Prix Pictet: In Dialogue’ a series of talks which celebrate the 75th anniversary of Magnum Photos across the world.  

Iranian Prix Pictet nominator and photographer Maryam Eisler describes the undercurrent linking all her work as the feminine sublime - a consistent exploration of sensuality and the female gaze.  Recorded live at Alon Zakain Fine Art London within Maryam’s exhibition ‘If only these walls could talk’ today we bring you a special conversation between Maryam herself and Brandei Estes, Head of EMEA, Sothebys Photographs. This episode was produced in collaboration with The Wick.  

How do we make images in a country where chaos and ruins are prevalent? How do we report, not only on traces of war, but also on what war and disaster do to the image itself? Internationally renowned Prix Pictet Fire shortlsiters Joana Hadjithomas and Khlail Joreige discuss this and much more in today's episode.  

As the world faces the geopolitical and economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, previously shortlisted Prix Pictet photographer Maxim Dondyuk has documented the devastating  destruction of his home country. This summer, under special permission from the Ukranian government, Maxim left the country for the first time in over a year and a half to travel to France during the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival, where he delivered a powerful presentation and urgent appeal in the town’s Antique Theatre. We caught him at the Van Gogh Foundation in Arles, where he told us about photographing a war-torn Ukraine. 

Today’s episode brings you a special presentation held by Prix Pictet 'Fire' winner Sally Mann this past 8 July during the opening week of the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival in te south of France. In a rare public performance, Sally took the stage at the old Roman theatre and spoke of an inspirational journey through her picture making, leading up to her award-winning series Blackwater. Don’t miss the accompanying e-book to this episode to see the images discussed: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgKQ_3PsgAr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

In a very rare occasion, today’s episode brings together two Prix Pictet shortlisted photographers, from two separate Prix Pictet cycles, in conversation with our Executive Director, Isabelle von Ribbentrop. Recorded live to an audience at Somerset House during Photo London, Namibian photographer Margaret Courtney Clarke, who was shortlisted for our 8th cycle on the theme of Hope for her series ‘Cry Sadness into the Coming Rain’ and Austrian and Nigerian photographer David Uzochukwu, who is currently shortlisted for our 9th cycle Fire for his series ‘In the Wake’, dissect technique, passion and identity. Don't miss the accompanying e-book to this episode where you can see the images being discussed: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfVsGUOoJeY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  

What is the power of ambiguity in an image? Join celebrated female photographers Cristina de Middel and Olivia Arthur as they explore this and much more in this special episode developed in collaboration with Magnum Photos. This episode is hosted by curator, author and host of The Great Women Artists, Katy Hessel.  Held live to an audience at Somerset House during the annual photography fair Photo London this May, this panel on ‘Great Women in Photography’ marks the launch of ‘Magnum Photos X Prix Pictet: In Dialogue’ a series of talks which celebrate the 75th anniversary of Magnum Photos across the world.   Don't miss the accompanying e-book to this episode where you can see the images being described: https://www.instagram.com/p/CeifYbfIFjq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  

Los Angeles: a city developed in a desert that's on fire. Recorded live in his exhibition ‘Haunted by the Desert’ in Large Glass Gallery, which is open in North London until the 9 July 2022, Prix Pictet Fire shortlister Mark Ruwedel tells us about four decades spent photographing LA and its surrounding ecology. Mark describes how although fire is an integral part of Southern California, over the past years climate change has made these wildfires more and more frequent and unpredictable, raising their number to over 8,000 alone last year.   Don't miss the accompanying e-book to this episode where you can see the images being described: https://www.instagram.com/p/CeL1OJ8rJXy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link    

Today, we bring you an on-location interview directly from the opening week of the Venice Biennale, the world's oldest art exhibition, where Prix Pictet Disorder shortlsiter Ilit Azoulay represents Israel with a new body of work called ‘Queendom’.  Ilit's work at the Israel Pavilion in this 59th edition of the Biennale, which was postponed by the pandemic, is as timely as it is powerful.   Don't miss the accompanying e-book to this episode where you can see the images being described: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdn9ZRXstSu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Shorltisted for Prix Pictet Fire, Beninese photographer Fabrice Monteiro discusses how his colonial ancestry, inspirations as an artist, and past modelling career have shaped the complex works for 'The Prophecy' - a series of powerfully staged photographs that aim to contribute to an ecological awakening.  Don't miss the accompanying e-book to this episode where you can see the images being described: https://www.instagram.com/p/CdGgMApIwkl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

How do you judge fire? Recorded live in our exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London this past December, a few hours before American photographer Sally Mann was announced the winner of this edition, Jeff Rosenhiem, Prix Pictet Fire Jury Member and Curator of Photography at the MET, tells us about sorting through hundreds of nominated photographers, his view on Fire, its role in photography and relationship to sustainability. Don't miss the accompanying e-book to the episode here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbxsbrksI39/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link