A WORLD-leading international arts programme showcasing the issues caused by climate change is coming to Powys for the first time this month.
Earth Photo 2023 opens at the Sidney Nolan Trust in Presteigne on Thursday, July 13, and will run until September 30. It is the first time the hugely prestigious exhibition has toured Powys.
Created in 2018 by Forestry England, the Royal Geographical Society and Parker Harris, Earth Photo is a world-leading international programme engaging with still and moving image makers to showcase the issues affecting the climate and life on our planet. Earth Photo’s main objective is to reveal the narratives behind the pictures, encouraging conversations about our world, its people, environments and the changing climate.
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Photographers and filmmakers from across the globe have entered their work in Earth Photo 2023. Out of over 1,400 entries, a judging panel made up of experts from the fields of photography, film, geography and environment selected the shortlist: 128 photos and videos by 50 photographers and 6 filmmakers. Eight outstanding photography and film projects were chosen as the award winners.
For the first time a selection of these award-winning and shortlisted images will be displayed outdoors at the Sidney Nolan Trust, near Presteigne.
The trust has awarded the Sidney Nolan Trust Residency Prize, a two-week residency at Nolan’s former home, The Rodd, to Anna Sellen, for her photograph, titled ‘Meadow Study’.
A total of 30 photographs will be on display in the beautiful gardens of The Rodd and will include Anna’s work.
Other award winners whose work will be featured include: Michal Siarek, for his series ‘War babies and Korczowa’, documenting the rescue of exotic pets, lions and tigers abandoned during the conflict in Ukraine; Clare Hewitt for her series ‘Everything in the forest is the forest’; Filippo Ferraro’s series ‘Wooden Diamonds’; Liv Milani, for her photo ‘Beatriz’, from the series ‘Women and Trees’; and the David Wolf Kaye Future Potential Award winner Mae Macadam, for her series of photos of Iceland, including ‘Retreating Glacier’ and ‘Ice Waterfall’.
The Rodd is open weekly from Thursday to Saturday between 11am and 4pm. For more information visit the Sidney Nolan Trust at https://www.sidneynolantrust.org/.
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