Prix Pictet exhibition opens in Shanghai

The first prize in the world dedicated to photography and sustainability, the Prix Pictet, is presenting an exhibition at the historical Peace Hotel in Shanghai.

The exhibition featuring highlight works from 12 shortlisted photographers from the 10th cycle of the Prix Pictet will be open for free to the public until Jan 5, and the complete collection of their photographs will be featured from January to the end of March at Fotografiska, a contemporary art museum located in Sihang Warehouse at 127 Guangfu Road in Jing'an district, Shanghai.

The Prix Pictet was founded by Pictet, a Swiss investment group in 2008, aiming to "help to deepen understanding of the changes taking place in our world and raise public awareness about the urgency of taking preventive action," according to the late Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations.