Human.Kind. - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500027692 ISBN 13: 9780500027691

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2024

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

About this title

About the Author

William A. Ewing has been an author, lecturer, curator of photography and museum director for more than forty years. His many publications on photography include The Body, Edward Burtynsky: Essential Elements, Civilization and Flora Photographica, all published by Thames & Hudson. 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. The Prix Pictet is the world’s leading award for photography and sustainability. Across nine, themed cycles to date, the prize has been presented to a photographer who, in the opinion of the independent jury, produced a series of work that is both artistically outstanding and presents a compelling narrative related to the theme of the award.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500027692
• ISBN 13: 9780500027691
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Ewing William A, Rusca Elisa