"Power" is the theme for the fourth Prix Pictet

The new theme was announced to coincide with a multi-media presentation given by third Prix Pictet winner Mitch Epstein of his winning series on energy production and consumption at the Théâtre Antique in Arles. 

Announcing the new theme, the Chairman of Prix Pictet, Stephen Barber, said: "From the awesome power of the natural world and of industrial power harnessed by man, to the spontaeneous power of people to effect change, 'Power' has enormous breadth, embracing contradiction and paradox in equal measure. As a theme it is positive and negative. In short, 'Power' has the potential to uncover images and issues that are both awe-inspiring and disturbing."

The Prix Pictet is the world's leading prize in photography and sustainability and has as its mission a search for outstanding photographic series that communicate messages of global environmental significance.