Prix Pictet 2009 – Earth

The Partners of Pictet & Cie request the pleasure of your company at the Exhibition and Private View of the Prix Pictet 2009. This exhibition at the Empty Quarter Gallery is held under the Patronage of H.E. Ahmed Humaid Al Tayer, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre

Exhibition dates: 9 February - 6 March 2010Opening reception: 9 February 2010, 7 pm – 9 pm (RSVP)‘Together, these photographs from the artists shortlisted for Pictet Prize highlight the beauty of the earth we share. But they also expose the damage, deliberately or carelessly, we are inflicting on our own environment. So these images are a celebration and a reminder of the urgent need to change our ways.'  - Kofi Annan, Honorary President, Prix PictetThe Prix Pictet is the world’s first major prize dedicated to photography and sustainability. It has a unique mandate – to use the power of photography to communicate vital messa