(L to R) Juliette Pavy: Spiralkampagnen, 2024. An X-ray showing an IUD – more commonly known as a ‘spiral’ – used during the Greenlandic forced contraception campaign (Spiralkampagnen) from 1966 to 1975; Sebastiao Salgado: Ethiopia, 1984. Draped in blankets to keep out the cold morning wind, refugees wait outside Korem camp. Ethiopia.
[(L to R) © Juliette Pavy / © Sebastiao Salgado]
HENRY BELL is fascinated by the underlying curiosities and contradictions of one of the great poets of the Mediterranean
DAVID RENTON recommends a books that explores the ways in which disabled people are made to feel both of and not part of this world
JONATHAN TAYLOR is fascinated by the philosophical problems that permeate the art of life-writing
GORDON PARSONS steps warily in between the lines of Britain’s most famous diarist
SIMON DUFF recommends a recording of Arvo Part that takes the listener on a pilgrimage through seemingly distant times and events of the Bible
Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition
Somerset House
THIS is an eclectic showcase of talent, with a few hefty themes emerging, including mankind’s hand in the immolation of our beautiful planet.
Another thread, with some gut-punching images, is the ubiquitous violence against women and girls, and the soaring power of sisterhood, as female photojournalists focus on telling their sisters’ stories.
The star of the show, in many ways, is the amazing Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, recipient of this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Photography.
