Nick Brandt's ongoing series, The Day May Break, captures the stark realities faced by displaced individuals in the Jordanian desert, symbolizing their resilience amidst adversity. This series reflects the artist's transition from wildlife photography to focusing on human stories impacted by climate change and ecological destruction. Since its inception in 2020, the series has traveled from Africa to South America and the Pacific, showcasing the dire consequences of climate change through personal narratives and emotional imagery, highlighting the urgent need for awareness and action.
In an essay accompanying Chapter One of The Day May Break, Brandt writes: "... I felt an urgent need to move away from that kind of work and address the destruction in a much more direct way."
Brandt began the series in Zimbabwe and Kenya, focusing the first chapter on portrayals of both people and animals that have been impacted by environmental degradation and destruction.
"Some were displaced by cyclones that destroyed their homes," Brandt says. "For some, like Kuda in Zimbabwe, or Robert and Nyaguthii in Kenya, it was more tragic: both of them lost two young children, swept away by the floods."
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