European NFT photography platform Rhapsody Curated today announced a partnership with three leading fine art photographers whose works will be minted as NFTs for the first time ever to raise awareness of, and funding for, the battle against climate change.
The collections—from Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Nicolas Henry, and Namsa Leuba—mark each artist’s first foray onto the blockchain.
Arthus-Bertrand is a French photographer, filmmaker, and environmentalist best known for his acclaimed aerial photo collection “Earth From Above.” Henry’s art combines photography, sculpture, and performance art to create immersive environments that explore such themes as memory, nostalgia, and the passage of time. Leuba is a Swiss-Guinean photographer whose art explores the impact of the Western gaze on African identity; her work has been commissioned by Dior, Christian Lacroix, and Nike, among other brands.
The three artists were brought together by Rhapsody’s Head of Curation, Pierre-Elie de Pibrac, to mint photo collections on the Ethereum blockchain that reflect on the current state…