João Pereira de Araúj, of Rio Branco, Brazil, stands in floodwater up to his neck, 14 March 2015. 'I have seen many floods in my life, but never this high. My home is built on stilts, but now the lower floor is submerged. I look out of the window and see street after street under water – so many homes and shops. All we can do is wait for the water to go down, clean up and continue.' Photo: Gideon Mendel

By Gideon Mendel
13 November 2015 (The Guardian) – For eight years, Gideon Mendel has travelled the globe, photographing people whose lives have been devastated by floods. Here are his images of a drowning world. Gideon Mendel’s Drowning World was shortlisted for this year’s Prix Pictet global award in photography and sustainability. It will be at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris until 13 December, and on billboards as part of Artists 4 Paris Climate 2015. [more]

In too deep: Gideon Mendel’s photographs of global flooding – in pictures