Photopia has opened the “Down to Earth: Climate Change and Climate Futures” exhibition in Alexandria, presenting photography on environmental damage, community responses and possible solutions. The exhibition opened on July 12 at the Institut français d’Egypte à Alexandrie. It was organised with support from the Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt and material from the World Press Photo archive.

The exhibition includes 21 award-winning projects arranged around two main subjects. One section documents environmental destruction linked to coal and oil extraction, waste, rising sea levels, wildfires and drought. The second focuses on public action and practical responses, including alternative energy, scientific food solutions and Indigenous environmental practices.

Photopia founder and executive director Marwa Abu Leila said the photographs provide a visual record of environmental damage that has become increasingly visible in daily life. She said the projects also encourage viewers to consider the role of communities in protecting natural resources and building a more sustainable future. The images present both the scale of the environmental problem and the efforts being made to respond.

Around 20 international photographers are represented, including M’hammed Kilito, Ami Vitale, Jasper Doest, Anush Babajanyan, Simone Tramonte and Kadir van Lohuizen. Their work covers different regions and shows how climate-related problems affect ecosystems and communities in varied ways.

World Press Photo is an independent nonprofit organisation established in the Netherlands in 1955. Its annual and themed exhibitions reach audiences in more than 80 locations worldwide, using documentary photography to improve public understanding of major issues.