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Branching out: PhotoVogue festival celebrates nature

The ninth edition of PhotoVogue festival in Milan features exhibitions such as the Tree of Life: A Love Letter to Nature and Latin American Panorama. The images celebrate the resilience, interconnectedness and beauty of the natural world while addressing pressing global challenges. PhotoVogue festival is at BASE Milano from 6-9 March 2025 Photograph: Alex Valentina The festival's central exhibition features 50 artists – photographers and video makers – selected through a global open call. Their works serve as visual tributes to nature, highlighting the fragility and enduring beauty of life on Earth Photograph: Chiron Duong 'Art has the power to inspire meaningful change,' says Alessia Glaviano, head of global and festival director at PhotoVogue Photograph: Gleeson Paulino 'This edition of the PhotoVogue festival aims to foster a deeper understanding of our kinship with all living beings and spark collective action to protect our shared home' Photograph: Ana Caroline de Lima This year's theme deep dives into our relationship with animals and the whole planet, the challenges we're facing caused by environmental change, and the communities and individuals who are fighting to save the Earth, promoting a more sustainable way of living and interacting with it Photograph: Rafael M Milani For many cultures around the world humans are not seen as detached and in opposition to nature, but as part of it Photograph: Lucia Alonso Garrido Inspired by the concept of kinship the festival proposes a new way of living, in which humans create meaningful bonds with their ecosystems, questioning the status quo Photograph: Ritva Tuomi The Latin American Panorama exhibition celebrates the creativity from Latin America and its diaspora. These artists explore themes of identity, culture and environmental interdependence Photograph: Gleeson Paulino The vibrant exhibition showcases the works of 42 photographers and video makers again selected through a regional open call Photograph: Alessandro Bo Using environmental, documentary and fashion photography, the artists deal with urgent matters and analyse the multiculturalism of the region Photograph: Xavier Revuelta Photographer Cristopher Rogel Blanquet says: 'During one of my visits to the flower market in Villa Guerrero I saw this man asleep. I didn't wake him up, I just took the photo. Beautiful Poison is a long-term project documenting the public health problem associated to the unrestricted use of agrochemicals by the flower industry in the region. Despite conclusive medical studies linking pesticide and fertiliser components to many illnesses, the healthcare demands of the population in Mexico's flower belt have been overlooked Photograph: Cristopher Rogel Blanquet Girl dressed as a chola posing at the top of a mountain. Being a chola is more than just the clothes – it is the attitude Photograph: Sara Aliaga Two women braid the hair of a young woman from the Uru-Chipaya community. The activity serves as a form of social cohesion because two or more people are required to carry out the task Photograph: Salvador Saavedra Created for Vogue Mexico & Latin America's 25th anniversary, the local open call has gathered talented artists whose works depict the multilayered essence of the region. Other shows on display are In Vogue with Nature, which celebrates Vogue covers, Seeds of Knowledge and The Tree of Change Photograph: Gastón Zilberman