The Prix Pictet Commission, awarded by the partners of Pictet & Cie, is an invitation to a photographer selected from the Shortlist to undertake a field trip to a region where the Bank is supporting a sustainability project.

For the third Commission, Pictet supported the work of the Tusk Trust, specifically the Nakuprat Conservancy, a new community-led initiative in Northern Kenya.

Shortlisted photographer Chris Jordan, who visited Northern Kenya in July says, “The Prix Pictet Commission prize took me on a thousand-mile behind-the-scenes photo documentary safari in Kenya’s northern rangelands. There I encountered a confederation of NGO’s, working closely with local indigenous tribes to create a sustainable way of life based on principles of environmental stewardship, wildlife conservation, and peace. Throughout our two week expedition across a stunningly wild landscape, I found myself constantly humbled by the grace, dignity and spirit of the ancient tribal people I had the privilege of encountering there. I hope my photographs convey a small fragment of the complex and inspiring story of Ushirikiano that is emerging in this remote part of Africa”.