Snapshots of 'hope' reflect global efforts to protect environment

Hope, a photo exhibition ongoing at the Today Art Museum in Beijing, shows works by 12 artists shortlisted for the eighth Prix Pictet, the global awards for photography and sustainability.

Under the theme "hope", the photographers focused their lens on actions taken by communities around the world to protect the environment, including recycling and reforestation. The exhibition runs through Dec 12.

Launched in 2008, the Prix Pictet explores the power of photography in drawing people's attention to sustainability and harmonious development of society.

Winner of the eighth Prix Pictet was Joana Choumali from Cote d'Ivoire, whose photographic series Ca valler captures the way people of the Western African country deal with trauma.

Hope has toured museums in Shanghai, London, Dublin and Tokyo.