{"id":1191,"date":"2008-11-12T12:32:44","date_gmt":"2008-11-12T12:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2013-06-04T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T15:05:40","slug":"benoit-aquin-wins-the-prix-pictet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/benoit-aquin-wins-the-prix-pictet\/","title":{"rendered":"Benoit Aquin wins the Prix Pictet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/?p=1191\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.foto8.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/china_06113.jpg?resize=250%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"review_photo\" alt=\"Benoit Aquin\" title=\"Benoit Aquin\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 167px; float: left;\" height=\"167\" width=\"250\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Benoit Aquin, who&#8217;s work was featured in the <a href=\"content\/view\/385\/171\/\" target=\"_self\">Spring 2008 issue<\/a> of 8 magazine, has been awarded this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prixpictet.com\" target=\"_blank\">Prix Pictet<\/a> prize, a photographic award celebrating sustainablitiy, for his series on the desertification of China. 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