Human.Kind. / edited by William A. Ewing and Elisa Rusca.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ewing, William A., editor.

Rusca, Elisa, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary photography--History--21st century.

Documentary photography.

Documentary photography--Social aspects.

Human beings--Pictorial works.

Human beings.

Disasters--Pictorial works.

Disasters.

Disasters--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), 31 cm

Other Title:

Human Kind

Humankind

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2024.

Summary:

In this thought-provoking anthology, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum has partnered with the Prix Pictet, the world’s leading prize for photography and sustainability, to show a different side to humanitarian photography.Co-editors William A. Ewing and Elisa Rusca decided to select thirty photographers from the 3,000 or so artists who have been nominated since the award was founded in 2008. Adopting a broad definition of humanitarian photography, they looked for work with a visible humanitarian impulse and attributes such as care, dignity and empathy.The result is a diverse, stimulating and, at times, surprising visual display that is very different from the ‘breaking news’ images we often associate with humanitarian action. What sets these photographs apart? An unerring sense of compassion. This compelling collection underlines the power of contemporary photography to move us and inspire positive change in the world.-- From Publisher

Contents:

Foreword

How does humanitarian action concern us all, here and now?

Challenge and Response

Giving voice through images, giving birth to worlds

What does it mean to be kind?

Taming the elephant.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780500027691

0500027692

OCLC:

1451666804