One of the largest lump sum awards of any photo competition.
Gauri Gill, ‘Hanuman Nath with his daughter and Hem Nath, on Holi day, Lunkaransar’, from the series ‘Notes from the Desert’,, taking home the massive prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs , one of the largest if not the largest sums for a photo award in the world.
Not everyone can enter the competition, as entry is only allowed through nomination through Prix Pictet’s global network of over 300 nominators which includes critics, curators, and other specialists in the visual arts. Nominators are asked to recommend portfolios that have the power and artistic quality demanded by the prize.
Once the nominees have been collected, an independent jury shortlists those who are considered artistically outstanding and also tell a compelling narrative that is related to the theme of the year. From that shortlist, the jury selects a winner who is awarded the 100,000 Swiss Francs. Photographer Gauri Gill | Gill studied at Delhi College of Art, Parsons School of Design, New York, and Stanford University, California. Her work has been shown internationally, including at Whitechapel Gallery, London , The Wiener Holocaust Library, London , San Jose Museum of Art, California and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kerala, India .
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